As many as 272 names have been struck off the electoral list from a single part of the Maniktala Assembly constituency, triggering concern and confusion among voters. Thirty-four-year-old Sam Basak, who has been voting since 2009, found his name missing from the SIR rolls published on Saturday. Santi Ranjan Kundu, Trinamool Congress councillor of Ward 32, said 272 names had been deleted from Part 223 of the ward, which falls under the Maniktala Assembly constituency. An Assembly constituency comprises several wards, and each ward is divided into multiple parts. Hundreds of voters visited polling stations where booth-level officers (BLOs) were scheduled to sit with the rolls published on Saturday.

Source: The Telegraph March 03, 2026 15:01 UTC