Election Commission says housing assistance documents invalid for Bengal SIR, Trinamool fumes The confrontation between the Trinamool and the Election Commission has been going on for almost a year and has intensified as the Bengal Assembly polls are approachingOur BureauA clarification issued by the Election Commission to polling personnel in Bengal on documents approved for verification of eligible voters emerged on Monday as the latest flashpoint between the poll panel and the ruling Trinamool over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls underway in Bengal. “EC appears to have one set of rules governing SIR in other states and an entirely different standard for Bengal,” the Trinamool fumed in a post on X (formerly Twitter). After the Trinamool’s interjection, the Election Commission agreed to include the admit cards issued by the Madhyamik (Bengal education) boards as one of the documents. They are the Election Commission. Now that the process of the review of documents is on how can some documents be excluded?” asked Ghosh.

Source: The Telegraph February 16, 2026 10:20 UTC