Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Court hands West Bengal's flagged voters to judicial officers for decision

Citing a trust deficit between the state government and the Commission, the Supreme Court ordered that the eligibility of West Bengal electors flagged by the Commission's logical-discrepancy check be decided by judicial officers. About 700 judicial officers from West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha decided 60.06 lakh cases, ordering 27.16 lakh deletions.

Court order not opened for this entry. The IE main report dates the order to February 2026 without a day; the 19 Sep report gives 20 February.

• TIER 3 · PRESSOf 27 lakh deleted West Bengal voters, 22 lakh have filed appeals: Election Commission to Supreme CourtThe Indian Express2026-09-19archived ↗
• TIER 3 · PRESSOf 27.16 lakh Bengal voters deleted after adjudication, doors shut for more than halfThe Indian Express2026-04-07archived ↗
• TIER 3 · PRESS14 times in 10 months, two Election Commissioners objected on record to poll panel stepsThe Indian Express2026-09-23archived ↗