voter roll revision West Bengal: 27 Lakh Names Removed

Context: voter roll revision West Bengal

Over 27 lakh voters excluded in West Bengal after judicial review under Special Intensive Revision, leading to ~12% fall in electorate (7.66 cr → 6.75 cr); total deletions since SIR began: 91 lakh.

Special Intensive Revision
• Complete re-verification of electoral rolls
• Triggered by large discrepancies / doubtful entries

Constitutional provisions
Article 324 → ECI control over elections
• Article 325 → No exclusion on discriminatory grounds
Article 326 → Adult suffrage

Key laws, sections and rules

RPA 1950
• Sec 21 → Revision of rolls
• Sec 22 → Correction of entries
• Sec 23 → Inclusion of names

Registration of Electors Rules, 1960
• Rule 13 → Preparation of electoral rolls
• Rule 21A → Deletion of names
• Rule 26 → Correction of entries

Supreme Court safeguards
• Prior notice before deletion
• Opportunity of hearing
• Right to appeal

voter roll revision West Bengal
voter roll revision West Bengal

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