Bengal Poll Rolls Blunder: CPM Leader Mohammed Salim Gets 'Awasthi' Surname

• West Bengal's draft electoral rolls mistakenly listed CPM leader Mohammed Salim and his son Atish Aziz with the Brahmin surname 'Awasthi'.
• The Election Commission published the draft rolls on Tuesday, revealing the "genuine error."
• Over 58 lakh voter names were deleted from the rolls due to reasons like death and migration.
• Voter profiles are being redrawn across districts and border belts ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
• The current term of the 294-member West Bengal assembly is till the first week of May 2026.

Why It Matters: Major error found in West Bengal's draft electoral rolls, affecting CPM leader Mohammed Salim.