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West Bengal Tribunals Restore 91% of Decided Electoral Appeals
West Bengal is checking many names on its voter list through a process called SIR.
People could appeal if their names were marked as not eligible.
Tribunals have finished examining 82,782 appeals.
They put 75,443 names back on the voter list.
They removed 7,339 names.
South 24 Parganas had the most names restored so far.
Congress MP Isha Khan Chowdhury said the number of appeals was much larger than the number of voters marked not eligible.
She asked the Election Commission to explain this difference.
West Bengal’s SIR tribunals have disposed of 82,782 appeals concerning electoral-roll entries.
Of the appeals decided, 75,443 names were restored and 7,339 were excluded, according to an Election Commission RTI reply.
South 24 Parganas recorded 20,107 inclusions and 24 exclusions among 3,21,332 appeals filed.
Hooghly recorded the next-highest number of inclusions, with 19,528 names added to the rolls.
Congress MP Isha Khan Chowdhury sought clarification over 38,10,620 appeals filed against 27,28,500 voters marked “Not Eligible.”
- Who
- West Bengal’s SIR appellate tribunals, the Election Commission, and Congress MP Isha Khan Chowdhury are involved.
- What
- Tribunals have decided 82,782 electoral-roll appeals, restoring 75,443 names and excluding 7,339.
- Where
- West Bengal, particularly South 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts.
- When
- The article does not specify the date of the tribunal decisions or RTI reply.
- Why
- The appeals concern voters recorded as “Not Eligible” during the electoral-roll adjudication process.
Election Commission Data
Congress MP’s Concern
Appeal figures
Election Commission Data
The Election Commission’s RTI reply reports that 82,782 appeals have been disposed of, with 91% of the corresponding names restored.
Congress MP’s Concern
Isha Khan Chowdhury highlighted that 38,10,620 appeals were filed against 27,28,500 voters marked “Not Eligible,” creating a difference of 10,82,120 appeals that she said requires clarification.
Reason for appeals
Election Commission Data
The reported appeals relate to the electoral-roll adjudication process and exclusions involving voters who had voted in the Assembly elections, according to the MP’s description of the reply.
Congress MP’s Concern
Chowdhury questioned why the number of appeals exceeded the number of voters recorded as “Not Eligible” and called for an immediate explanation from the Election Commission.
Key facts
- Appeals disposed
- 82,782
- Names restored
- 75,443, or 91% of disposed appeals
- Names excluded
- 7,339, or 8.86% of disposed appeals
- South 24 Parganas
- 3,21,332 appeals filed; 20,107 names included and 24 excluded so far
- Hooghly
- 19,528 names added, the second-highest inclusion figure reported
- Appeals filed versus voters marked not eligible
- 38,10,620 appeals were filed against 27,28,500 voters marked “Not Eligible”
- Information source
- Election Commission reply under the Right to Information Act
Quotes
Isha Khan Chowdhury
Congress Member of Parliament who filed the RTI application
“The major concern is that 38,10,620 appeals were filed against 27,28,500 voters recorded as ‘Not Eligible’ – a difference of 10,82,120 appeals. These were filed by the Election Commission for excluding voters who had voted in this year’s Assembly elections. This requires immediate clarification by the Election Commission”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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