Tag: SIR in Bengal
SIR in Bengal | They Voted for Decades, Now They Must Prove They Are Indian
Elderly voters in Bengal face citizenship hearings due to faulty voter list digitisation, as Special Intensive Revision triggers mass deletions nationwide while Assam avoids exclusions through a different Election Commission process
From Banerjee to ‘Byneerjnzee’: AI Errors in Old Voter Rolls Haunt Bengal’s Electors
A Kolkata maid with Aadhaar, PAN and voter ID now faces a citizenship hearing as Bengal’s voter revision puts 1.67 crore electors under scrutiny amid multiple phases and mounting uncertainty.
Bengal SIR Exercise Reveals Surprising Patterns in Voter Deletions
ECI draft electoral rolls show 58 lakh voter deletions in West Bengal. Data and independent analysis suggest non-Muslims, particularly Matuas and non-Bengali voters, are more affected. The findings challenge claims that voter exclusions under the SIR exercise primarily target Muslim infiltrators.
Whose Electoral Roll Is It Anyway? CPIML Fears Customised Voter Lists to Tilt 2026 Polls in BJP’s Favour
CPIML general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya warns that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar is disenfranchising the poor and migrants. He fears a similar model will be imposed in Bengal ahead of 2026 polls, creating a curated voter list favouring BJP and threatening universal franchise.