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The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has come under scrutiny following the deletion of more than 90 lakh names and questions over the impact on the Assembly election results. In this episode of Frontline Conversations, Prasenjit Bose, chairperson of the SIR panel of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, discusses the allegations of disproportionate deletion of Muslim voters, discrepancies in voter enrolment data, and the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Bose examines the disparity between the acceptance of applications for inclusion and deletion of names, raising concerns over the high rejection rate of Form 6 applications and the large number of Form 7 deletion requests accepted. He also discusses the 22 lakh voters whose appeals remain pending before tribunals, arguing that their names should be restored at the earliest so that they are not denied the right to vote in forthcoming civic elections.

The conversation also looks at delays in the tribunal process, problems with the ECINET and ERONET portals, and questions over the centralisation of decisions on electoral rolls.

Chapters:

00:00 | West Bengal SIR: Questions on the Election Commission

01:16 | Did Voter Deletions Affect West Bengal Election Results?

05:38 | Form 6 vs Form 7: Voter Inclusion and Deletion Data

06:30 | Why Were 90% of Form 7 Applications Accepted?

10:26 | Supreme Court on Pending Voter Appeals in Bengal

11:11 | 22 Lakh Voters: Demand for Immediate Restoration

16:46 | West Bengal Voter Re-enrolment: Form 6 Explained

17:00 | SIR Appeals and the Right to Re-enrol as a Voter

20:19 | ECI Digital Portal Failures Delay Voter Appeals

20:56 | Election Tribunals: 38 Lakh Cases and 19 Judges

24:15 | Election Commission Portal: Who Controls Voter Lists?

26:04 | Call for Judicial Inquiry and Forensic Audit of ECI Portals

Perfect for viewers interested in:

- Special Intensive Revision

- West Bengal electoral rolls

- Election Commission of India

- Voter list deletions

- Muslim voters in West Bengal

- Form 6 and Form 7 applications

- Supreme Court and SIR tribunals

- ECINET and ERONET portals

- Electoral transparency

- Right to vote

- West Bengal Assembly elections

- Electoral reforms in India

Credits:

Host: Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Camera: Jayanta Shaw

Editing: Razal Pareed

Producers: Kavya Pradeep M and Mridula Vijayarangakumar

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