Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Bengal SIR Dispute Deepens Over Voter Appeals and Tribunals
The Election Commission is asking for 42 tribunals during a voter-list exercise in Bengal.
The Trinamool Congress says the process unfairly targets its party.
TMC spokesperson Anirban Banerjee made this accusation.
He said almost 90% of people left off the list had appealed.
He also said tribunals had cleared more than 90% of the appeals they considered.
The TMC says this shows the process is unfair.
It accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to gain an advantage through the Election Commission.
The article does not include a response from the BJP or the Election Commission.
The Election Commission is seeking 42 tribunals for the Bengal SIR process.
The Trinamool Congress called the exercise a targeted assault against the party.
TMC spokesperson Anirban Banerjee said almost 90% of excluded people had appealed.
Banerjee said more than 90% of appeals considered by tribunals had been cleared.
The TMC alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party sought an advantage through the Election Commission.
- Who
- The Election Commission, the Trinamool Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and TMC spokesperson Anirban Banerjee.
- What
- The Election Commission is seeking 42 tribunals as the TMC and BJP clash over appeals related to the Bengal SIR process.
- Where
- Bengal.
- Why
- The TMC alleges that the SIR process was designed to give the BJP an undue and illegal advantage over the Trinamool Congress.
- Tribunals sought
- 42
- TMC spokesperson
- Anirban Banerjee
- Appeals by excluded people
- Almost 90%, according to the TMC
- Appeals cleared by tribunals
- More than 90%, according to Anirban Banerjee
- TMC characterization
- The exercise was a targeted assault
- TMC legal position
- The party considers the process completely illegal