2026 West Bengal election controversies

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The 2026 West Bengal election controversies refers to allegations and disputes surrounding the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, including claims of voter intimidation, voter roll irregularities, Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering, and election violence. Many BJP supporters, including village women, alleged threats from the local ruling party, Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers. A full repoll was ordered in the Falta constituency after complaints that ruling AITC (TMC) party workers tampered with EVMs. In May 2026, the Supreme Court of India upheld the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter-roll revision conducted by the Election Commission (ECI). Earlier, several parties, including the TMC, alleged that many voters were unfairly removed during the revision of electoral rolls as part of a SIR exercise. While the losing Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, alleged manipulation by central agencies, many other leaders noted that the defeat of TMC was due to...

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