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
The Trinamool Congress alleged that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal amounted to “software intensive rigging” and demanded greater transparency from the Election Commission, citing Supreme Court directions and hardships faced by voters
A controversy has erupted in West Bengal after an Assistant Electoral Registration Officer resigned from the Special Intensive Revision exercise, alleging attempts to delete genuine voters by marking them as logical discrepancy cases. The issue has sparked concern ahead of scheduled hearings
