Mamata Banerjee Flags Voter Hardship in West Bengal Roll Revision to EC

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Moneycontrol•12-01-2026, 18:11
Mamata Banerjee Flags Voter Hardship in West Bengal Roll Revision to EC
- •West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wrote to CEC Gyanesh Kumar regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- •Banerjee alleged the EC is ignoring 20 years of electoral corrections, forcing voters to re-establish identity.
- •She highlighted widespread hardship, procedural lapses, and failure to issue proper acknowledgements for submitted documents.
- •The CM claimed the revision process is flawed, citing errors from 2002 voters' list digitisation using AI, causing voter distress and exclusion.
- •Banerjee previously alleged 77 deaths, 4 suicide attempts, and 17 hospitalisations due to the SIR exercise.
Why It Matters: Mamata Banerjee criticizes EC's voter roll revision in West Bengal, citing hardship and procedural flaws.
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