Nearly 90 lakh voters were deleted from the electoral rolls of West Bengal after the SIR process, with nearly 34 lakh appeals currently pending before the tribunals.
Chakraborty said SIR was conducted constitutionally and smoothly in states like Tamil Nadu, with no issues elsewhere, alleging problems were being raised only in West Bengal.
Residents sought clarification from the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on why their names were deleted after adjudication when the CEO visited the area on Saturday.
A comparison of deleted voters with the Trinamool Congress’ winning margins over the BJP in the 2021 Assembly elections suggests potential challenges for the ruling party in several districts.
The bench observed that even in Malda district, where judicial officers reportedly faced disruptions including gherao, around eight lakh cases had been disposed of.
