New Delhi: Nearly seven lakh voters have been added to the electoral rolls in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, officials said, although detailed demographic data has not been released yet. Election Commission of India. Of the newly added voters, around 3.22 lakh are scheduled to vote in the first phase, while around 3.88 lakh will vote in the second phase, a senior official was quoted as saying by PTI. However, the Commission has not clarified how many of these are first-time voters who have recently turned 18, nor provided gender-wise details. The data of Form-6 applications used for inclusion in the voter list and the number of rejections have also not been disclosed. Officials said only aggregate figures have been released so far, with detailed data being kept separately and likely to be shared later when required. After the latest amendment, the total number of voters in the state is 6,82,51,008, this number may further increase depending on the additional voters ordered by the tribunals.Read the full story: ‘Do you have the courage? Challenging BJP after IT raids, Mamata Banerjee said, “Face me directly.”The development also follows last week’s special intensive rectification (SIR) report, which showed that West Bengal has recorded a net deletion of 10.9%, the highest among all states, with large amounts of dead, transferred and duplicate voters removed.