Mamata Banerjee Blames 'SIR' for Unprecedented Low Female Voter Turnout in a Decade
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Mamata Blames 'SIR' for Unprecedented Drop in Women Voters in West Bengal
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News18•29-03-2026, 18:12
Mamata Blames 'SIR' for Unprecedented Drop in Women Voters in West Bengal
•West Bengal sees an unprecedented decrease in women voters, dropping from 3.73 crore in 2024 to 3.16 crore in the current list.
•Mamata Banerjee alleges a conspiracy by BJP and the Election Commission, blaming the 'SIR' process for systematically targeting women.
•She states that millions of women's names were removed from voter lists under the pretext of 'adjudication' due to address or surname changes after marriage.
•Inconsistencies in the 'SIR' process are highlighted, with 183 out of 186 adjudicated votes cut in Chandpara Gram Panchayat, mostly from the Matua community.
•Matua community members express anxiety, claiming their votes were cut despite possessing valid documents like 1984 border slips and 1988 voter list entries.
