The Election Commission on Friday published the second supplementary voter list in West Bengal following adjudications as part of the special intensive revision exercise of the electoral rolls in the poll-bound state, The Hindu reported.

The first supplementary list, released on Monday, covered about 29 lakh cases, The Indian Express reported. An additional 8 lakh cases were reportedly resolved in the second list, taking the total to 37 lakh.

Of the 60 lakh cases, more than 23 lakh still need to be adjudicated by judicial officers deputed by the Supreme Court.

Booth-wise lists were made available on the poll panel’s website at 11.30 pm on Friday, but the pages showing details of deletions and inclusions were not accessible because of “technical glitches”, The Hindu quoted an unidentified official as saying.

The poll panel did not disclose the number of inclusions or deletions in the second list.

State Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal had earlier said that persons whose names are excluded can challenge the decision before appellate tribunals to be set up by the Calcutta High Court, The Indian Express reported.

Notably, the names of former High Court judge Sahidullah Munshi and his family members have been included in the list released on Friday, Live Law reported. On Thursday, Munshi said that his name had been deleted from the voter list after adjudication, while those of his wife and...

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