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Election Commission tells Supreme Court that appeals won by deleted voters did not change poll results
Reported by Siddharth Deshmukh (Staff Writer) · Times of India - Top Stories ·
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Background
The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that ninety-three percent of voters whose names were deleted in West Bengal successfully won their appeals.
Impact
Even though the vast majority of these excluded voters won their appeals and got their voting rights back, the poll body stated that these deletions did not affect the final outcome of the assembly elections.
ExplainerWhy this matters
What Happened
The Election Commission informed the Supreme Court that ninety--three percent of voters who were removed from electoral rolls in West Bengal successfully won their appeals, though it maintained these errors did not alter assembly election results.
Why It Matters
This issue touches on the core of free and fair elections, raising questions about how voter lists are managed and whether administrative errors can disenfranchise citizens, even if officials claim the final election winner did not change.
What Happens Next
The Supreme Court will likely review these submissions to decide if further directions are needed for the Election Commission to improve how voter lists are verified and prevent wrongful deletions in future polls.
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