Amidst the voter list revision controversy in West Bengal, the Supreme Court ordered the appointment of judicial officers as EROs. The court described this as a step taken in extraordinary circumstances, noting the lack of trust between the state government and the Election Commission.
India’s Election Commission has suspended seven officials in West Bengal over alleged irregularities in voter list revision, ordering immediate disciplinary action.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met the Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi along with families affected by electoral roll revisions, accusing the Election Commission of bias and voter suppression, and alleging that names are being removed under political influence.
District Election Officer Mahendra Singh Tanwar inspected draft voter list reading under the Special Intensive Revision program, ensuring transparency, public participation, and timely correction of errors to guarantee that no eligible voter is excluded from the electoral roll.
Tamil Nadu’s SIR has led to the deletion of more than 97 lakh names from the voter list with around 5.43 crore electors submitting forms in the first phase of the exercise highlighting major changes to the electoral roll ahead of upcoming elections.
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