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First supplementary list for Bengal: How to appeal to new 19 tribunals if your name is excluded
Voters can verify their status on the CEO West Bengal website or via the ECI NET app. If rejected, appeals can be filed online or at local DM/SDO offices for review by the tribunal.
West Bengal CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal (centre) [File photo].
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to publish the first supplementary electoral list Monday, following a massive adjudication process involving over 60 lakh disputed cases in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). According to sources, 28 lakh cases have been disposed of so far. Those still excluded now have a Supreme Court-mandated legal recourse: 19 newly established Appellate Tribunals.
In line with the March 10 Supreme Court directive, the ECI has formally established 19 Appellate Tribunals across the state. These tribunals, presided over by former judges and a former Chief Justice, are now the primary legal recourse for anyone whose name has been rejected or remains excluded after the publication of the supplementary list.
The supplementary list: Is your name cleared?
The final electoral roll published on February 28 left approximately 60 lakh voters marked as “under adjudication.” Since then, a team of 700 judicial officers, including 200 brought in from Odisha and Jharkhand, has been working to clear the backlog.
Where to check: You can verify if your name has been moved from “adjudication” to the “confirmed” list by visiting the CEO West Bengal website or using the ECI NET app. Hard copies of the supplementary list are also available at the offices of District Magistrates (DM) and Sub-Divisional Officers (SDO).
How to file an appeal
The ECI has provided two streamlined methods for voters to challenge a rejection:
Online: File your appeal directly through the ECI NET platform at https://ecinet.eci.gov.in.
Physical/offline: Visit your local DM, SDM, or SDO office. They are required to accept your physical appeal, digitise it, and upload it to the ECI system immediately.
List of district-wise tribunal locations
1. T S Sivagnanam, former Chief Justice, 24 Parganas North (Assembly constituency-wise) and Kolkata
2. Pradipta Ray, former judge, 24 Parganas North (Assembly constituency-wise)
3. Tapen Sen, former judge, Purba Medinipur
4. Pranab Kumar Deb, former judge, Coochbehar
5 . Prabhat Kumar Dey, former judge. Purba Bardhaman
6. Raghunath Ray, former judge, Nadia
7. Ashoke Kumar Dasadhikari, former judge, Howrah
8. Dipak Saha Ray, former judge, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar Paschim
9. Anindita Roy Saraswarti, former judge, Medinipur
10. Toufique Uddin, former judge, Jhargram, Dakshin Dinajpur
11. Indrajit Chatterjee, former judge, Murshidabad (Constituency-wise)
12. Ranjit Kumar Bag, former judge, 24 Parganas South
13 Samapti Chatterjee, former judge, Hooghly
14 Md. Mumtaz Khan, former judge, Purulia and Bankura
15- Mir Dara Sheko, former judge, Paschim Bardhaman
16. Debi Prosad Dey, former judge, Uttar Dinajpur
17. Biswajit Basu, former judge, Murshidabad (Constituency-wise)
18. Manojit Mondal, former judge, Birbhum
19. Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury, former judge, Malda.
Check your Assembly constituency: If you are unsure which Assembly constituency you belong to, check your old Voter ID or the ECI portal before filing your appeal to ensure it reaches the correct tribunal.
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