Before the assembly elections to be held in West Bengal, politics is very hot regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in the state. State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made sharp remarks while raising questions on the Election Commission regarding the ongoing SIR process in Bengal. He has said that we stand in solidarity with all those people whose names have been removed from the voter list by the Election Commission under SIR.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee angry at Election Commission
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing an election rally at Chakdaha in Nadia district of West Bengal on Tuesday (April 7, 2026), alleged that the names of people of Matua and minority communities have been removed from the voter list after SIR in the state. He said, ‘Trinamool Congress (TMC) will stand with all those whose names have been removed from the voter list after Special Intensive Revision (SIR). We will continue to fight the legal battle for this in the tribunals.
Accusing the Election Commission, the Chief Minister said, ‘People of Matua, Rajbanshi and minority communities in West Bengal were being targeted and their names were being removed from the voter list after Special Intensive Revision (SIR).’
TMC will stand by those whose names were deleted from post-SIR voter rolls; Legal fight to continue in tribunals: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
Names of people belonging to specific communities deleted from post-SIR voter rolls in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee at Chakdaha poll rally. pic.twitter.com/vmpNOtgjD3
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 7, 2026
32 lakh names restored after Supreme Court intervention
According to the new data of the Election Commission, names of about 91 lakh voters have been removed from the voter list of West Bengal after the SIR process. At the same time, Mamata Banerjee has claimed that after her intervention in the Supreme Court, out of about 60 lakh cases pending, about 32 lakh names have been restored. He said that people of Muslim and Matua community have got maximum votes.
The first phase of elections will be held in Bengal on 23 April.
It has been decided to conduct elections in two phases in West Bengal, which has 294 assembly seats. The first phase of elections in West Bengal will be held on April 23, 2026. After this, the second phase of elections will be held on April 29, 2026. After this, counting of votes and announcement of election results will be done on May 4, 2026.
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