West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with voters from her Bhabanipur constituency whose names have been allegedly deleted from the electoral rolls. File photograph: X/@AITCofficial
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (April 7,2026) alleged that names of individuals belonging to particular communities have been deleted from the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter rolls within the State.
Addressing a rally at Chakdaha in Nadia district, Ms. Banerjee stated the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will stand by these whose names have been excluded from the voter rolls, following the SIR train.
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Based on newest Election Fee knowledge, almost 91 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal after the SIR course of.
Ms. Banerjee claimed that following her intervention in the Supreme Court, round 32 lakh names out of almost 60 lakh circumstances underneath ‘adjudication’ had been restored.
“Names have been being faraway from official data by focusing on particular communities,” the CM alleged.
Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Meeting might be held in two phases – on April 23 and April 29. Votes might be counted on Might 4.

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