Folks wait to submit their petitions earlier than the Particular Tribunal after their names have been deleted from the Particular Intensive Revision ultimate voter checklist forward of West Bengal Meeting Elections, at Ranaghat, in Nadia district, on April 8, 2026.
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Muslim voters account for greater than a 3rd of the 90 lakh names faraway from West Bengal’s electoral rolls through the course of the particular intensive revision (SIR) course of, disproportionately greater than their share of the State’s inhabitants.
A comparability of sales space stage information earlier than and after the SIR exhibits that 57.47 lakh, or 63% of the deleted voters are Hindus, whereas 31.1 lakh or 34% are Muslims. This determine assumes significance as a result of Muslims accounted for under 27% of the State’s inhabitants as per the final census in 2011. In absolute phrases, nonetheless, Hindus account for the biggest variety of deletions.
Revealed – April 09, 2026 09:40 pm IST
