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Center-Right Owned by HT Media Ltd.2026 Bengal elections not legally valid: Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi alleges suspicious EC moves
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Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi alleged that the 2026 West Bengal election might be legally invalid, citing concerns about voter‑list revisions and possible large‑scale removal of Muslim voters. In Rajasthan, activists have highlighted a discrepancy where about 30 lakh voters appear on local body election lists but are absent from the Election Commission’s final list after the Special Intensive Revision, with the state election commission still using a list from January 2025, raising questions about the reliability of the rolls.
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left · 2 outlets
Jaipur: Nearly 30 lakh voters appearing in Rajasthan’s electoral rolls used for local body elections are missing from the Election Commission’s final electoral list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a civil rights body activist claimed. The discrepancy has allegedly emerged between the…
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center · 2 outlets
In Rajasthan, a troubling disparity has emerged regarding the electoral rolls for local body elections, with the state election commission clinging to a voter list that dates back to January 2025. Activist Nikhil Dey has voiced critical concerns over this choice, emphasizing the unreliability of…
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Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said the 2026 West Bengal election might have been legally invalid, citing concerns about voter-list revisions and possible large-scale removal of Muslim voters.
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Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said the 2026 West Bengal election might have been legally invalid, citing concerns about voter-list revisions and possible large-scale removal of Muslim voters.
