New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Nearly 3.1 million of the 3.81 million, or 81.3%, appeals pending before West Bengal's appellate tribunals set up after the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls are seeking the exclusion of names from the rolls, rather than challenging the deletion of voters, the Supreme Court was told on Tuesday. The data, contained in a RTI response furnished to Congress lawmaker Isha Khan Choudhury, showed that only around 700,000 appeals were filed by voters challenging their exclusion from the electoral rolls. The remaining appeals have been filed by persons or entities objecting to the inclusion of names, according to the information placed before the court. The disclosure prompted the Supreme Court to seek a detailed break-up of the pending appeals and their disposal, observing that appeals by persons excluded from the rolls may need prioritisation since their right to vote is immediately affected. A bench, comprising CJI Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, also indicated that the entire exercise of deciding the appeals should be completed well before the next parliamentary elections in 2029....