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About 3.5 lakh voters marked arsenic “unmapped” nether the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls successful West Bengal did not crook up for hearings, raising interest among predetermination officials. During the archetypal signifier of the SIR proceeding successful the State, astir 32 lakh voters were categorised arsenic unmapped arsenic they could not establish any nexus with the 2002 electoral rolls.
According to State Election Commission officials, the no-show complaint among unmapped voters stood astatine implicit 10%. While the last date for hearings for unmapped voters ended this week, the Election Commission has extended the day till February 7.
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People who failed to look tin attack their Booth Level Officers (BLO) to question a caller proceeding slot, though they volition person to supply a valid crushed for their absence. Poll officials said that though galore of the no-shows could beryllium genuine cases, the precocious number—3.5 lakh—has fuelled suspicion that some entries whitethorn beryllium bogus.
43.7% deleted women voters “permanently shifted”
A survey by the Sabar Institute found that 43.7% of women voters deleted from West Bengal’s 2026 draught electoral rolls were categorised as the “permanently shifted”, indicating high chances of relocation owed to marriage. The apical 5 areas having specified cases were Pandabeswar, Jamuria, Mandirbazar, Dantan, and Nabagram.
The investigation besides showed that 37.29% of deleted women voters were marked arsenic dead, 16.54% arsenic untraceable, and 2.48% arsenic already enrolled. Sitai, Mekliganj, Katulpur, Sonamukhi, and Keshpur accounted for the highest fig of women voters recorded arsenic deceased.
“Women are among the astir susceptible groups erstwhile it comes to citizenship documentation—be it committee introspection records, passports oregon caste certificates. Data suggest they often deficiency these documents compared to men,” Sabir Ahamed of the Sabar Institute told The Hindu. He noted that this documentation spread could have contributed to the exclusions during the SIR process.
