Not done, SIR! Voters left out of rolls in West Bengal are seething

Apr 8, 2026 | 21:17 IST

Excluded voters line up across Bengal as tribunals accept appeals (PTI Photo)

Many said that despite their names not appearing in voting lists, they will present themselves at the polling booth on the day of voting and ask what’s their fault

With over 27 lakh voters placed under adjudication excluded from West Bengal’s electoral rolls in the last round of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, 90.8 lakh of the state’s 7.6 crore voters will not be able to vote in the assembly elections scheduled for later this month.

The first phase of the SIR saw approximately 63 lakh of these 90.8 lakh names removed. The reasons were genuine – absent or deceased voters, or voters who had shifted residence.

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Not done, SIR! Voters left out of rolls in West Bengal are seething

Many said that despite their names not appearing in voting lists, they will present themselves at the polling booth on the day of voting and ask what’s their fault

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Not done, SIR! Voters left out of rolls in West Bengal are seething

Many said that despite their names not appearing in voting lists, they will present themselves at the polling booth on the day of voting and ask what’s their fault

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