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West Bengal Assembly elections in 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) The process has emerged as a major deciding factor. almost before the elections Names of more than 90 lakh voters were removed from the voter list.whose direct impact was seen on the election results.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) had raised questions on this process and called it biased. But after the results, the figures show that the seats where maximum voters were removed, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got a clear lead.

Effect of SIR in statistics

• 147 seats But more than 25,000 voters were removed
  BJP has 95 seats won
  51 seats found
• 67 seats (15,000–25,000 deletions)
  
  
• 62 seats (5,000–15,000 deletions)
  
  
• 13 seats (less than 5,000 deletions)
  

• Murshidabad: 4.55 lakh names removed
• North 24 Parganas: 3.25 lakh
• Malda: 2.39 lakh

TMC’s performance in these districts dropped significantly compared to the previous elections.

• TMC, which won 20 seats in Murshidabad in 2021, was reduced to only 9 seats this time.
• Reduction from 28 to 8 seats in North 24 Parganas.
• Malda also recorded decline

This election clearly indicated that there is a direct relation between the changes in the voter list and the ground voting pattern.
Experts believe that:

• division among minority votes
• unification of hindu votes
  Due to both these reasons BJP got big benefit.

Regarding the SIR process, TMC continuously alleged that it was a strategy to influence their vote bank. Whereas the Election Commission says that this process Removal of duplicate and dead voters Was made for.

Overall, SIR in West Bengal Elections 2026 has not been just an administrative process, but it has been a decisive election factor It came to light, which changed the political direction of the state.