Most common surnames deleted during SIR from Kolkata are ‘Das’ and ‘Singh’ reveals analysis

An investigation of the names deleted during the archetypal signifier of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) successful Kolkata and its adjoining regions of Behala, Salt Lake and Newtown reveals that the astir communal surnames excluded during the electoral workout are ‘Das’ and ‘Singh’.

The investigation of the names deleted during the archetypal signifier of SIR by Kolkata based Sabar Institute, highlighted that ‘Das’ comprises 16.73% of the names deleted and persons with ‘Singh’ surnames comprise 12.11% deletions followed by ‘Shaw’ which has 7.82% of deletions.

The different surnames which person figured successful the investigation of deletions are ‘Roy’ 6.24 %, ‘Khatoon’ 5.03 %, ‘Yadav’ 4.84%, ‘Begum’ 4.84%, ‘Ram’ 4.23%, ‘Sharma’ 4.07%. ‘Mondal’ 3.91% and ‘Ghosh’ 3.81% among others.

“The surname investigation indicates that predominantly non-Bengali surnames person been removed during the archetypal signifier of SIR. Overall, antheral names person been excluded to a overmuch greater extent, suggesting that azygous antheral migrants, apt from North Indian states specified arsenic Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, person been the astir affected during the exercise,” Ashin Chakraborty from the Sabar Institute studied and analysed the deletions connected the ground of the ECI data.

Mr. Chakraborty said that 17 Assembly constituencies were analysed successful Kolkata and adjoining including Bhabanipur and Kolkata Port. A surname investigation of Bhabanipur Assembly constituency reveals that ‘Das’ comprises 18.81% of the deleted names, the 2nd highest deletions are radical with ‘Singh’ surname which amounts to 13% of deletions, followed by ‘Yadav’ 7.63% and ‘Roy’ 7.34% deletions. Bhabanipur is the constituency represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

In Kolkata Port Assembly seat, the maximum deletions are radical with ‘Singh’ surname which comprise 13.27% followed by ‘Khatoon’ which is 8.41%. This Assembly spot is represented by Kolkata’s Mayor and elder Trinamool person Firhad Hakim.

An earlier investigation done by Sabar Institute had pointed retired that Assembly constituencies successful West Bengal with higher percent of Muslim colonisation person little stock of unmapped elector successful archetypal signifier of SIR successful West Bengal.

In the draught electoral rolls published connected December 16 aft the archetypal signifier of SIR, names of 58,20,899 voters were struck disconnected the electoral rolls, reducing the electorate to 7.08 crore successful West Bengal