Names of people belonging to specific communities deleted from post-SIR voter rolls: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with voters from her Bhabanipur constituency whose names were allegedly deleted from the electoral rolls. File photo: X/@AITCofficial

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Tuesday (April 7,2026) alleged that names of radical belonging to circumstantial communities were deleted from the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) elector rolls successful the State.

Addressing a rally astatine Chakdaha successful Nadia district, Ms. Banerjee said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) volition basal by those whose names were excluded from the elector rolls, pursuing the SIR exercise.

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According to latest Election Commission data, astir 91 lakh voters person been deleted from the electoral rolls successful West Bengal aft the SIR process.

Ms. Banerjee claimed that pursuing her involution successful the Supreme Court, astir 32 lakh names retired of astir 60 lakh cases nether ‘adjudication’ had been restored.

“Names were being removed from authoritative records by targeting circumstantial communities,” the CM alleged.

Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly volition beryllium held successful 2 phases - connected April 23 and April 29. Votes volition beryllium counted connected May 4.

Published - April 07, 2026 02:08 p.m. IST

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