Archive · 8 Oct 2026
West Bengal Publishes ASDD List, Invites Eligible Voters to Enrol
West Bengal officials have put a list online of people marked absent, moved, dead or deleted during a voter-list update.
People who are eligible to vote but cannot find their names can apply to be added.
They can use Form 6 online or ask a Booth Level Officer for help.
First-time voters who meet the age requirement can also apply.
Officers will compare voter lists from before and after the update and visit some homes.
Political party representatives will be able to check the lists and reports.
The Election Commission says it will hold special enrolment camps and run awareness campaigns.
A political leader criticised the timing of the drive, while the CEO’s office called her criticism misleading.
The West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s office published online the list of voters marked absent, shifted, dead or deleted during the SIR.
Eligible voters left off the electoral roll, including first-time voters who meet the age requirement, may apply using Form 6 online or through a Booth Level Officer.
Booth Level Officers will compare rolls from before and after the revision, visit identified households and help eligible people submit applications.
Officials aim to visit at least 20 to 25 households weekly and complete the exercise within a month; political party representatives can review lists and reports.
Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose criticised the timing of the enrolment drive, while the CEO’s office described her criticism as misleading.
- Who
- The West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s office, the Election Commission, Booth Level Officers, and eligible voters; Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose also commented.
- What
- The ASDD list from the Special Intensive Revision was published online, and eligible people were invited to apply for inclusion using Form 6.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday, October 6; the article identifies the list as relating to SIR 2026.
- Where
- West Bengal, India.
- Why
- To identify eligible voters left out of the electoral roll and provide a process for applying for inclusion.
Criticism of the enrolment drive
Election officials’ response
Timing and exclusion
Criticism of the enrolment drive
Sagarika Ghose argued that eligible voters were left out before the election and that offering enrolment afterward was inadequate; she said the Election Commission should explain why the drive was happening after the election.
Election officials’ response
The CEO’s office said eligible people left out of the roll could apply through Form 6 and characterised Ghose’s criticism as misleading. The report describes the enrolment and verification steps but does not give a direct response to her question about timing.
Verification and transparency
Criticism of the enrolment drive
Ghose alleged that the SIR had disenfranchised eligible voters and criticised the election process.
Election officials’ response
Officials said BLOs would compare rolls, verify identified voters, and share lists and reports with recognised political party representatives as part of the inclusion process.
- ASDD
- Absent, Shifted, Dead or Deleted.
- List availability
- On the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal website and through links on district electoral officer websites.
- Application
- Eligible people can submit Form 6 online or through a Booth Level Officer.
- Household visits
- Booth Level Officers have been asked to visit at least 20 to 25 households per week.
- Target timeline
- The household exercise is intended to be completed within a month.
- Review process
- Booth Level Agents of recognised political parties can review prepared lists; Electoral Registration Officers make final decisions as per law.
- Outreach
- Special camps and awareness campaigns are planned, including in night shelters, labour colonies and areas inhabited by homeless and marginalised people.
