ECI Data Shows TMC Won Bengal Seats With Highest SIR Voter Deletions

The five West Bengal assembly constituencies that recorded the highest number of voter-name deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly election were all won by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), according to officials citing Election Commission of India data. The figures have emerged amid the Opposition's protests and allegations surrounding the voter-roll revision process, which has become a major political issue in the state.

The five constituencies with the highest number of deletions are located in Malda and Murshidabad districts, both of which share a border with Bangladesh. Despite the large-scale deletions during the SIR exercise, the TMC won all five of these seats in the assembly election. The data has therefore drawn attention to the relationship between the voter-roll changes and the eventual electoral outcomes in these constituencies.

The SIR exercise has been at the centre of a political dispute in West Bengal, with Opposition parties and activists raising concerns about the removal of names from electoral rolls. The latest figures cited by officials provide constituency-level data on the number of names deleted, while the fact that the affected seats were subsequently won by the TMC adds another dimension to the debate over the exercise.

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Malda and Murshidabad are significant in the context of the voter-roll revision because of their location along the Bangladesh border. The five constituencies with the highest deletions are all concentrated in these two districts, according to the data cited in the report. However, the figures on deletions and election results by themselves do not establish that the voter-roll changes determined the outcome of any particular constituency.

The data comes as the controversy over the SIR process continues to generate political reactions in West Bengal. The Opposition and activists have questioned the manner and impact of the exercise, while election authorities have been responsible for the revision of the electoral rolls. The constituency-wise figures offer a measure of where the largest numbers of names were removed before voters went to the polls.

The fact that all five constituencies with the highest reported deletions were won by the TMC has become a notable feature of the available data. However, the figures need to be considered separately from political claims about the SIR process or the broader “vote chori” allegations. The Election Commission data cited by officials shows the scale and location of the deletions, while the election results show that the TMC retained or won the five constituencies despite the voter-roll changes.

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