West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with voters from her Bhabanipur constituency whose names were allegedly deleted from the electoral rolls. File photo: X/@AITCofficial West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (April 7,2026) alleged that names of people belonging to specific communities were deleted from the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter rolls in the State. Addressing a rally at Chakdaha in Nadia district, Ms. Banerjee said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will stand by those whose names were excluded from the voter rolls, following the SIR exercise. Assembly elections LIVE: Campaigning ends in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry today According to latest Election Commission data, nearly 91 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal after the SIR process. Ms. Banerjee claimed that following her intervention in the Supreme Court, around 32 lakh names out of nearly 60 lakh cases under ‘adjudication’ had been restored. “Names were being removed from official records by targeting specific communities,” the CM alleged. Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in two phases – on April 23 and April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4. Published – April 07, 2026 02:08 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Karnataka second in OMC-run EV charging network with 2,039 stations Reimagined Mahbub Chowk plaza to become a stopover for tourists and visitors