Kolkata, Dec 1 (LatestNewsX) – By Monday evening, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had reported that 2,208 polling stations across West Bengal contained no deceased voters, no duplicate entries, and no residents who had moved away.
The highest number of such “clean” booths was in South 24 Parganas, with 760, followed by Purulia at 228. The districts of Murshidabad and Malda ranked third and fourth, recording 226 and 216 booths respectively. In 582 stations there was a single instance of a deceased, duplicate or relocated voter, while 420 stations had two such cases.
The BJP questioned why so many booths showed no single problematic entry. Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor Sajal Ghosh, an elected BJP member, slammed the figures as questionable and urged an instant re‑examination of the data collected at these polling stations.
Later that day, opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari, speaking on the West Bengal Assembly platform, asked the ECI to audit the voter‑enumeration records for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) carried out on November 26, 27 and 28. A BJP delegation led by Adhikari submitted a formal complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer, insisting on a thorough audit using advanced technology. According to Adhikari, the audit would review 1.25 crore enumeration entries added over those three days. He described the situation as a scam that warranted the commission’s investigation.
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