Supreme Court Orders Election Commission to Publish ‘Logical Discrepancy’ Voter List

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision directing the Election Commission of India (ECI) to display the names of electors falling under the ‘logical discrepancies’ category in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.

TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee hailed the verdict as a victory for the people of Bengal, stating that one crore names targeted to be struck off have been saved.The Supreme Court’s directions include publishing the names of such persons at Gram Panchayat Bhavans, Block Offices, and Ward Offices, and providing adequate manpower to the ECI and State Election Commission to entertain documents and objections.

The court also instructed persons in the category to submit their claims and objections within 10 days. The TMC has claimed that the ECI acted outside the law and followed arbitrary procedures during the SIR exercise. The party’s petition, filed by Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien, argues that the ECI substituted legally prescribed procedures with ad-hoc mechanisms.