CPI(ML) Alleges Electoral Commission Misled India Regarding Voter Roll Deletions in Bihar
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The CPI(ML) Liberation is accusing the Election Commission (EC) of misrepresenting the reality of voter list revisions in Bihar. CPI(ML) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya stated that the EC is trying to create the impression that the Special Summary Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar is proceeding smoothly with no complaints. However, he asserts that the situation on the ground is quite different.

Bhattacharya claims that voters are indeed filing objections, and many whose names have been removed are being asked to fill out Form-6 again to have their names reinstated. He noted that the EC has acknowledged receiving approximately 3,000 objections directly from voters, not through Booth Level Agents (BLAs), but has yet to address them. He questions how the EC can be certain that the nearly 15,000 Form 6 applications received are all from first-time voters and not from those who have been deleted from the rolls.

The CPI(ML) is demanding that the EC make public the booth-wise lists of deleted voters along with the reasons for their deletion. Bhattacharya criticizes the EC's insistence on providing only consolidated lists, which makes it difficult for political parties to cross-check every deletion. He questions why the EC is refusing to share booth-level lists of those considered dead or having permanently migrated from Bihar, especially if the EC is serious about ensuring that no eligible voter is deleted. Furthermore, he asks why the lists are being shared only in English and not in Hindi as well.

RJD State Spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan pointed out that, according to the EC's data, 2.2 million voters' names were deleted because they had passed away. He questions why the EC is hesitant to provide a booth-wise list of these deceased individuals, which would strengthen its non-partisan image; otherwise, it would raise suspicions about the commission's conduct.

Dipankar Bhattacharya described the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar as an "invasive reconstruction of the electoral roll". He explained that the EC allowed all names from the 2003 voters list to be retained, but the remaining voters—nearly three crore—need to prove their citizenship with documents. He also stated that certain people who were alive were declared dead in the electoral roll, particularly Dalits, Muslims, women and the poor.


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