Archive · 28 Dec 2025
TMC Accuses EC of Inhumane Treatment During Voter Hearings
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal is very upset with the Election Commission of India (ECI).
They say the ECI is making elderly, sick, and disabled people go to camps far from their homes to prove they are real voters.
The TMC says this is unfair because usually, officials visit these people at home.
Many voters, like Sabita Manna and Nirufa Khatoon, are having a hard time because they can't walk well or don't have all the right papers.
The TMC wants the ECI to change the rules so that these people don't have to go to the camps.
The ECI is doing this to check the voter list and remove names of people who have died, moved away, or didn't send the right papers.
The TMC says the ECI is not being kind and is making things difficult for many people.
TMC accuses ECI of inhumane treatment by summoning elderly, ailing, and disabled voters to camps for hearings.
Hearings for 'unmapped' voters began on December 27, with 32 lakh voters summoned in the first phase.
TMC leaders allege that the ECI is not following the usual practice of home visits for elderly and infirm voters.
Senior TMC ministers and MPs criticize the ECI's approach, demanding home hearings for vulnerable voters.
Voters across West Bengal report difficulties in attending hearings due to mobility issues and lack of clear instructions.
- Who
- Trinamool Congress (TMC), Election Commission of India (ECI), elderly, ailing citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs)
- What
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, allegations of inhumane treatment, voter hearings
- When
- December 27, 2025 (ongoing)
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Why
- To revise electoral rolls and address discrepancies in voter details
- Campaign Leader
- Abhishek Banerjee
- Campaign Duration
- January 2 to 22, 2026
- Starting Location
- South 24 Parganas
- Total Voters Summoned in West Bengal
- 32 lakh
- TMC Influencers Engaged
- 1,800
- TMC Teams for Dialogue
- 38
- EC Security Category
- Y plus
- TMC MPs/MLAs Affected
- Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Nabin Chandra Bag, Partha Bhowmik, Sashi Panja, Firhad Hakim
- Total Voters to be Called for Hearings
- 1.36 crore
- Voters Deleted from Draft Electoral Rolls
- 58 lakh
Sources
‘Acting on BJP’s instructions’: TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar slams EC after family members summoned for SIR hearing
Assam draft voter roll flags over 10 lakh names for deletion, correction after door-to-door survey
EC must reveal number of Bangladeshis, Rohingyas out of 58.20 lakh deleted in Bengal SIR: Abhishek
EC has deleted lakhs of votes to help BJP: TMC
28.9 million voter names missing in UP SIR; SP claims BJP to suffer major electoral setback
Assam Electoral Rolls Draft Released After Special Revision, 10.56 Lakh Names Removed - What's Next for Deleted Voters?
Assam SIR: 10.56 lakh names deleted from electoral rolls; 93,000 marked doubtful voters
Parties seek exemption from voter hearings during SIR of electoral rolls in Kerala
Assam: Over 10 lakh voters identified to be deleted as part of ‘special revision’ of electoral rolls
EC must reveal number of Bangladeshis, Rohingyas deleted in Bengal SIR: Abhishek
SIR in Assam: 10.56 lakh names deleted as EC releases draft electoral rolls - How to check if your name is missing
Election Commission releases draft Assam electoral rolls; over 10.56 lakh voters removed
10.56 lakh voters deleted after SIR in Assam
Assam SIR 2026 Voter List: How to check your name online in SIR 2026 Voter List
'All Of My Family Members Are Genuine Voters': TMC MPs, MLAs Cry Foul As EC Summons 32 Lakh Voters For SIR Hearings Across State
Abhishek to lead 21-day campaign from January 2 to protect voters’ rights ahead of Bengal Assembly polls
ECI Calls TMC MP’s Claim ‘Misleading’, Denies Deletion Of Her Family Members From SIR Draft List
Kerala SIR Process: Help Desks To Assist 43 Lakh Voters
10.56 Lakh Voters Deleted In Assam SIR
Spellings to mismatches: Bengal voters queue up to remain on rolls
SIR hearings kick off, complaints & grievances pour in - Telegraph India
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee hits out at EC, demands list of illegal immigrants in Bengal draft electoral roll
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Trinamool delegation meets Bengal CEO, lodges complaint over SIR process
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee asks EC to release list of illegal immigrants in Bengal draft electoral roll
TMC delegation demands names of the deleted voters be made public
Abhishek questions SIR rationale in Bengal, cites lowest deletion rate among states
Woman attempts suicide after panicking over lack of SIR documents
SIR process: TMC MP’s son, sister & mother called for hearing
‘Don’t think so’: Anirban Bhattacharya on whether SIR summons is politically motivated
EC flags technical issue in 2002 rolls, halts hearings for 'unmapped' electors in Bengal
EC flags technical issue in 2002 rolls, halts hearings for 'unmapped' electors in Bengal
EC halts Bengal hearings over 2002 electoral roll glitch
EC asks Bengal officials not to call ‘unmapped’ voters for hearings during SIR
On Second Day of SIR Hearing in West Bengal, Unmapped Voters Crowd Camps
On second day of SIR hearings, ‘unmapped’ voters turn up in large numbers at camps across Bengal
On second day of SIR hearing, 'unmapped voters' crowd camps
West Bengal government officers’ body flags voter deletions after electoral roll revision
‘Polling personnel should be sent to residences’: TMC slams ECI for summoning elderly, PWDs for hearing
