West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with voters from her Bhabanipur constituency whose names had been allegedly deleted from the electoral rolls. File picture: X/@AITCofficial
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (April 7,2026) alleged that names of people belonging to specific communities had been deleted from the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter rolls within the State.
Addressing a rally at Chakdaha in Nadia district, Ms. Banerjee stated the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will stand by these whose names had been excluded from the voter rolls, following the SIR train.
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According to newest Election Commission information, almost 91 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal after the SIR course of.
Ms. Banerjee claimed that following her intervention in the Supreme Court, round 32 lakh names out of almost 60 lakh circumstances beneath ‘adjudication’ had been restored.
“Names were being removed from official records by targeting specific communities,” the CM alleged.
Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will likely be held in two phases – on April 23 and April 29. Votes will likely be counted on May 4.
Published – April 07, 2026 02:08 pm IST
