West Bengal's electoral update shows about 3.5 lakh voters tagged as "unmapped" did not attend hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. These 3.5 lakh voters come from over 32 lakh total unmapped voters who could not link themselves to 2002 electoral rolls. Election officials say more than 10% of unmapped voters skipped the first hearing phase. The deadline for these hearings ended recently but has now been extended to February 7. Voters who missed their hearings may contact their Booth Level Officers to seek a new hearing date, but they must explain their absence. Officials suspect that while many no-shows may be genuine, the large number raises doubts about possible bogus voter entries. Separately, a study by the Sabar Institute found that 43.7% of women voters removed from the 2026 draft electoral rolls were listed as "permanently shifted," likely due to marriages. The top areas with such cases include Pandabeswar, Jamuria, Mandirbazar, Dantan, and Nabagram. The study also showed 37.29% of deleted women were marked as dead, 16.54% as untraceable, and 2.48% as already registered elsewhere. Regions like Sitai, Mekliganj, Katulpur, Sonamukhi, and Keshpur had the most women voters recorded as deceased. Sabir Ahamed of the Sabar Institute said, "Women are among the most vulnerable groups when it comes to citizenship documentation—be it board examination records, passports or caste certificates. Data suggest they often lack these documents compared to men." He added that this lack of proper documents likely contributed to many women being excluded during the SIR process.