Data from the Election Commission indicates that the 10 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal with the most voter deletions following the review process are located in the Muslim-majority border districts of Murshidabad and Malda. The commission made this information public on Thursday.
Out of 60.06 lakh names examined, 27.16 lakh—or 45.22%—were eliminated from the electoral registers. Each of these top 10 seats is currently represented by the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The list includes:
– Samserganj in Murshidabad district: 74,775 removals, representing 29.57% of its voter base before the special revision according to the 2025 records
– Lalgola in Murshidabad: 55,420, or 21.96%
– Bhagabangola in Murshidabad: 47,493, or 16.85%
– Raghunathganj in Murshidabad: 46,100, or 17.29%
– Metiaburuz in South 24 Parganas: 39,579, or 15.04%
– Farakka in Murshidabad: 38,222, or 15.99%
– Suti in Murshidabad: 37,965, or 13.42%
– Mothabari in Malda: 37,255, or 17.53%
– Jangipur in Murshidabad: 36,581, or 13.65%
– Ratua in Malda: 35,573, or 11.9%
An official from the Election Commission noted that substantial removals persisted during the review phase. In the initial and subsequent stages of the Special Intensive Revision, deletions primarily affected regions with minority, Matua, and Hindi-speaking populations, a pattern that continued in the adjudication.
The data also shows that 12 constituencies had more than 30,000 names removed. For instance, Karandighi and Goalpokhor in Uttar Dinajpur, which has a notable Muslim community, saw 31,562 deletions (11.22% of the pre-revision voter list) and 31,384 (12.64%), respectively. Additionally, 99 seats experienced over 10,000 voter removals.
Areas with large Matua and Muslim voter populations also faced notable deletions, including Rajarhat-New Town near Kolkata (24,132 or 7.4%), Ranaghat Uttar Purba (20,796 or 7.7%), Gaighata (19,638 or 7.4%), Ranaghat Dakshin (17,411 or 5.95%), Habra (18,791 or 7.48%), and Madhyamgram (14,842 or 5.18%).
In contrast, the tribal regions of Bankura and Purulia had the fewest deletions. For example, Manbazar in Purulia district removed only 71 voters, while Onda in Bankura had 114.
These voter removals triggered demonstrations at several points along National Highway-12 in Malda district on April 1. Many participants were individuals whose names, or those of family members, had been struck from the lists. On the same day, at the Kaliachak-II block development office in the Mothabari constituency—one of the top 10—a group of protesters surrounded seven judicial officials for hours, requiring police intervention late at night. During the operation, demonstrators threw stones at officers, injuring two. Authorities detained at least 35 people related to the incidents.
