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India Drops 9M Voters Ahead of West Bengal Poll

India's Election Commission dropped about 9 million voters, 10% of the total, from electoral rolls weeks before the West Bengal state election. A cut this large, this close to polling, is unusual and could face legal challenges from parties or voters. No breakdown of who was removed has been published.

Supreme Court Seeks Calcutta HC Report on West Bengal SIR

The Supreme Court of India said it would seek a same-day report from the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court over the Special Intensive Revision process in West Bengal. The CJI's expressed displeasure over near-daily mentions signals the apex court is moving toward direct oversight of the electoral roll revision

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India drops 9m voters, or 10% of total, weeks before West Bengal poll

India's Election Commission dropped about 9 million voters, 10% of the total, from electoral rolls weeks before the West Bengal state election. A cut this large, this close to polling, is unusual and could face legal challenges from parties or voters. No breakdown of who was removed has been published.

2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government

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