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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - file image.

Mamata accuses EC of bulldozing Opposition

January 25, 2026, 08:57 PM - 3 min read

Banerjee is furious over the scale and speed of the exercise, which saw the state's electorate shrink from 7.66 crore to 7.08 crore in the first phase alone— meaning over 58 lakh names were wiped off the draft rolls.

WB SIR: Senior micro observers from other states to be deployed

January 25, 2026, 03:39 PM - 3 min read

In this connection, West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, has written to his counterparts in the three neighbouring states, requesting the deputation of 294 officers as senior micro observers.

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen - file image.

Bengal SIR done in haste: Amartya Sen

January 24, 2026, 04:02 PM - 3 min read

Sen didn't just speak in abstract terms; he shared his own recent ordeal with the Election Commission to illustrate the absurdity of the process.

SIR hearings flag over 11,000 ‘illegal voters’ in WB so far

January 14, 2026, 12:34 PM - 3 min read

A total of 65,78,058 notices have been generated across the state, of which 32,49,091 have already been issued.

According to the CEO’s office, excluding parents from the voter list merely due to the absence of SC-ST certificates would be illogical in the present context. It has therefore recommended that the Election Commission grant special relaxation in such cases to prevent the wrongful deletion of names.

Special safeguards sought to protect genuine voters in WB SIR

January 13, 2026, 05:39 PM - 3 min read

One of the key proposals relates to women voters who do not possess any of the 11 documents mandated under the SIR guidelines.

Mamata writes fifth letter to CEC, alleges irregularities in SIR

January 12, 2026, 08:17 PM - 3 min read

In her three-page letter, Mamata described the procedure being followed under the SIR as “fundamentally flawed and unconstitutional.”

Bengal voters anxious over EC domicile rule

January 7, 2026, 06:41 PM - 4 min read

Following the publication of the draft voter list, notices were issued to so-called ‘no-map’ voters— those whose names, or the names of their family members, did not appear in the 2002 electoral roll.

With the final voters' list set for publication on February 14, an official within the CEO’s office confirmed that they have already urged the Election Commission of India to strike these names from the rolls immediately.

Bengal CEO spots 14 voters with Bangladeshi passports

January 5, 2026, 03:01 PM - 2 min read

The investigation into these 14 individuals — located across North 24 Parganas, Nadia, and East Midnapore — shows a common pattern: they entered West Bengal on legitimate visas but simply never left once their stay expired.

Man on oxygen support dies after SIR hearing in Bengal

January 4, 2026, 08:28 PM - 3 min read

Jaynagar Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahabuddin Sheikh blamed the SIR process for the death.

Mamata writes to ECI, flags ‘arbitrary’ SIR over WhatsApp

January 4, 2026, 08:11 PM - 3 min read

In her letter, the Chief Minister claimed that crucial decisions related to voter list revision are being taken without issuing any official notification, circular, or legal directive.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee addresses a gathering in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas of West Bengal on Friday.

TMC's Abhishek flags ‘dead’ voter issue, targets EC, Centre

January 2, 2026, 06:22 PM - 5 min read

Escalating his attack, Abhishek accused the Centre and the Election Commission of acting in tandem to disenfranchise voters.

Swami Raghavananda Puri, who listed Sri Ramakrishna Dev and Sarada Devi as his parents on his voter registration.

Bengal SIR: Monk lists Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi as parents

January 1, 2026, 09:35 PM - 5 min read

A Siliguri monk was summoned by the Election Commission after listing spiritual leaders Sri Ramakrishna Dev and Sarada Devi as his parents on his voter registration. While the monk submitted all identity documents, the episode has sparked debate over faith, bureaucracy, and political overtones in Bengal.