After strong voter turnout in West Bengal’s first phase, the Supreme Court has ordered appellate tribunals to fast-track urgent additions to voter lists. People left out of the rolls can seek redressal through 19 appointed tribunals. The court will later consider broader questions about the right to remain on electoral rolls, tightening access to voting.
The Supreme Court refused to hear a plea from West Bengal election duty officers who claimed their names were deleted from the electoral rolls. Instead of granting immediate relief, the court directed them to approach the Appellate Tribunals created to resolve such disputes. The matter now moves to those tribunals, affecting preparations for the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026.
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The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls has triggered fresh political debate, mainly because of the unusual timing just months before assembly elections. While such intensive revisions aren’t new, Bihar’s process differs from past de novo exercises by building on the 2002-03 roll and using updated enumeration forms and document submissions.
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