The special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bengal has removed close to 91 lakh names, or nearly 12% of the state’s electorate. A Ballygunge resident removed from the rolls questioned the “tearing hurry” with which the SIR was conducted. Avishek and Sudeshna Pal, siblings from Chowringhee, have been removed from the rolls. In the 2002 rolls, their father’s name was spelt as Madhu Pal. But in the enumeration forms we were mapped to the 2002 rolls, which caused the discrepancy,” said Avishek.

Source: The Telegraph April 08, 2026 01:19 UTC