US EditionMamata Banerjee Stands Firm Against Voter Roll Deletions
About 11.9% of the state’s electorate was deleted after judicial officers settled 60 lakh claims and objections, with appeals allowed in 19 tribunals.
- On Tuesday, The Statesman reported the Election Commission removed nearly 91 lakh voters from West Bengal's electoral rolls as part of the SIR exercise ahead of Assembly polls, representing nearly 11.9% of the state's electorate.
- Judicial officers adjudicated 60 lakh claims, determining over 27 lakh voters were "excludable" and removing them, while the process continued with 60 lakh "doubtful and pending" cases based on December draft roll objections.
- District-Wise, Muslim-dominated Murshidabad saw 4.5 lakh deletions, followed by North Parganas and Malda with 2.3 lakh; the Supreme Court ordered appellate tribunals allowing rejected voters to appeal their status.
- Technical delays created bottlenecks in West Bengal, with 22,163 cases awaiting e-signatures; tribunals are expected to become fully operational soon while a software system is being developed to standardize procedures.
- Opposition parties raised concerns about the SIR, alleging partisan behavior and mass disenfranchisement, while presiding officers rejected notices seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar without explanation.
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Mamata Banerjee Stands Firm Against Voter Roll Deletions
Mamata Banerjee Stands Firm Against Voter Roll Deletions West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sharply criticized the BJP and Election Commission following the deletion of nearly 91 lakh voters from the state's electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.Banerjee announced her party, TMC, would move to court again to contest the removal of electors, accusing the BJP of manipulating the electoral process and offe…
"Will go to court if names of valid voters not restored": West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
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TMC vs BJP — but the real story is missing voters
West Bengal is less than three weeks away from the 2026 Assembly Elections (April 23 & 29), but the headlines aren't about rallies or manifestos. They are about the 91 lakh names that have been wiped off the electoral rolls. With the results set for May 4, West Bengal is standing at a crossroads. Is this a necessary "cleanup" of the rolls, or a systemic disenfranchisement of voters?
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