Data showed that Bhabanipur in south Kolkata, widely regarded as Banerjee's pocket borough, recorded 44,787 deletions from the 2,06,295 voters listed in January 2025, while Nandigram, the crucible of the anti-land acquisition movement that propelled the TMC to power in 2011 and stronghold of Adhikari, saw 10,599 deletions from 2,78,212 voters
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Moneycontrol13-12-2025, 11:24

Bhabanipur voter deletions 4x Nandigram's; EC data fuels political row

  • Mamata Banerjee's Bhabanipur constituency recorded nearly four times more voter deletions (44,787) than Suvendu Adhikari's Nandigram (10,599), according to EC data.
  • Over 58 lakh names were deleted statewide in the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, with deletions categorized by death, relocation, untraceable addresses, and duplicates.
  • North Kolkata's Chowringhee constituency, represented by TMC MLA Nayana Bandyopadhyay, had the highest number of deletions with 74,553 voters removed.
  • South 24 Parganas district recorded the highest volume of deletions at 816,047.

Why It Matters: Voter deletions in key constituencies heighten political tensions and election scrutiny.

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