West Bengal CEO Launches Voter Enrolment Drive Amid Row over 38 Lakh Pending Cases
Election officials opened special camps to restore wrongfully deleted names and help young first-time voters apply through Form 6.
- On Tuesday, District Election Officers across all 24 districts of West Bengal launched a proactive campaign to restore eligible voters whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- The initiative follows the Election Commission of India's directive to address wrongful deletions from the controversial SIR, which identified over 58 lakh ASDD—Absent, Shifted, Dead, and Duplicate—voters in December 2025.
- Election officers have organized special voter assistance camps throughout the state, enabling citizens to apply through Form 6 to restore their names if wrongfully excluded.
- Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh criticized Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday, alleging the commissioner oversaw fraudulent exercises amid reports other election commissioners raised objections to SIR decisions.
- Approximately 38 lakh voters remain pending before tribunals, a concern West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Neelam Meena has raised with the ECI while opposition parties demand immediate restoration.
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New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday said there is no limit to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s “shamelessness”, as election officers across West Bengal began campaigns to facilitate inclusion in the electoral roll of eligible voters whose names were deleted during the SIR. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared a […]
Trinamool Questions Bengal CEO’s Voter Enrolment Drive After SIR Deletions
Kolkata, October 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) The Trinamool Congress faction led by Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday questioned the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s announcement of a campaign to enrol eligible voters whose names were deleted and new or first-time voters. In a social media statement, the party alleged that the initiative […]
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