Do you vote in political elections?
In any democratic nation, the right to vote is not just a privilege but a fundamental cornerstone of the governance system. But this time nine million voters about 12% of West Bengal’s 76 million electorate, who have been removed from the 2026 rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Of these nine million, more than six million names were struck off as absentee or deceased voters, while the fate of another 2.7 million remains undecided and will be determined by tribunals.
India’s Election Commission says the revision is meant to weed out duplicate or outdated entries and add genuine voters.
Gyanesh Kumar, the chief election commissioner, has said the revision exercise’s aim is to ensure a “pure electoral roll” with no eligible voters excluded and no ineligible persons included.
The tensions have been fuelled by remarks from political leaders, including from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who have suggested in campaign speeches that the clean-up is aimed at identifying so-called “illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators”.
A term the TMC ruling government in the state says is being used to refer to Muslims. However, many Hindu voters have also been left out from the list.
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This is a strong and timely piece—you’ve taken a complex, sensitive issue and presented it with clarity and restraint.
What stands out most is your balanced tone. You’re not rushing to conclusions or leaning too heavily into rhetoric; instead, you lay out the facts—the numbers, the categories of removed voters, and the stated purpose of the revision—allowing the reader to grasp the scale and seriousness of the situation. That alone builds credibility.
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Voting is our basic right. Cleaning the voter list is fine, but removing so many names raises concern. It should be done carefully so no genuine voter is left out, no matter who they are.
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It is very important to vote correctly and also very crucial for the voting to be counted correctly as well
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One thing about Democracy, will it work as elections become inevitably larger. Then again, the history of voting, in America at least, has always been imperfect. Still, it is a natural thing to settle disagreements by voting.
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Interesting topic and very thought provoking
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