India, April 7 -- Nearly 91 lakh names have been removed from West Bengal's electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, according to data released by the Election Commission.

The revision process, which began in November last year, initially led to the deletion of 63.66 lakh names-around 8.3 per cent of the electorate-bringing down the voter base from approximately 7.66 crore to just over 7.04 crore. Subsequent scrutiny has pushed the total deletions to around 90.83 lakh.

A significant portion of the electorate had been placed under the "under adjudication" category during the revision. Out of 60.06 lakh such voters, over 27.16 lakh names were deleted following verification by judicial officers, while more t...