SIR

Out of the 10 districts in the state which have experienced the alarming rise in the number of voters, 9 districts border Bangladesh.

Issuing a firm rebuttal to TMC MP Saket Gokhale, UIDAI said the Aadhaar deactivations stemmed directly from death records supplied by the West Bengal state government itself, not from any internal fabrication or political maneuvering.

West Bengal has one of the highest numbers of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in the country. In the last three years alone, 2,688 Bangladeshi nationals were caught and sent back.

His name had been taken off the Bagda voter list and original documents were required to keep his name due to the SIR campaign.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has also ordered a Summary Revision of the Voter List (SIR) in Assam. New names will be added...

In the petition, the Kerala government cited the upcoming Panchayat elections as a reason for seeking the delay in the SIR.

Over 91.19% (6.98 crore) of the enumeration forms were reportedly distributed in West Bengal.

The West Bengal Congress has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, citing concerns about transparency. The plea seeks prompt intervention as the state prepares for Assembly elections in 2026.