West Bengal has recorded its first decline in voter numbers since 2011 following the Special Intensive Revision. Analysts attribute the drop to large-scale deletion of duplicate, shifted and deceased voters ahead of the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state
Political tensions over the SIR exercise in West Bengal dominated Election Commission consultations with parties in Kolkata. The TMC alleged voter harassment, while the BJP demanded fewer poll phases. The EC assured political parties that elections would be conducted fairly and peacefully
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Election Commission of targeting minority voters through the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. She claimed thousands of names face deletion and appealed for peace amid tensions in Murshidabad
Election officials visited Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Birbhum and collected documents as part of West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The visit followed a notice issued over a discrepancy in his enumeration form
