Major reduction in voter list before Bengal elections, deletion of 91 lakh names ruined political equations; Know on which seats the beats of TMC-BJP increased?:

Kolkata Just before the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, ‘Voter List Revision’ (SSR) has brought a big upheaval in the politics of the state. According to the latest data released by the Election Commission, more than 90.83 lakh names have been removed from the voter list of the state under special continuous revision. After this huge cut, the total number of voters in Bengal has reduced from 7.56 crore to 6.77 crore. This change has completely complicated the electoral mathematics in the strongholds of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the areas of emerging influence of BJP.

Biggest breach in TMC’s strongholds: Direct impact on 178 seats

If we analyze the data, it is found that out of the total names removed, almost three-fourth (about 66.5 lakh) names are from those districts, which are considered to be the impenetrable fort of Mamata Banerjee. These include districts like North and South 24 Parganas, Murshidabad, Nadia, Malda, Hooghly and Howrah.

Affected seats: Assembly elections in these districts 178 seats out of 294 She is coming.

Condition of border districts: Most of the names have been cut in the districts bordering Bangladesh. There has been a decrease of 12.5 lakh voters in North 24 Parganas and 10.91 lakh voters in South 24 Parganas.

Instability in BJP’s ‘Matua’ vote bank also

This cut has become a cause of concern not only for the ruling party but also for the BJP. In those areas of North Bengal and Nadia where Matua community And refugee population plays a decisive role, there also a large number of names have been removed. Matua dominated 55 seats But this revision has had a deep impact, creating uncertainty in the BJP’s trusted vote bank on the basis of which the party had gained momentum after 2019.

War of words intensifies on ‘infiltration and demography’

BJP has linked this change in the voter list to the issue of ‘infiltration’. During a rally in Alipurduar, North Bengal, BJP national secretary Naveen launched a scathing attack on the Mamata government.

“The Mamta government has snatched the land rights of the people of Bengal and given them to infiltrators, due to which the demography of the state has changed. When the BJP government is formed, these changes will be corrected and the infiltrators will be driven out.” — Naveen, BJP leader

Election Commission vs TMC: Tension is increasing

Amidst this major reduction in the voter list and election preparations, the conflict between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission is at its peak. TMC MP derek o’brien Has made serious allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and claimed bias. At the same time, the Election Commission has also retaliated and given a strong reply to TMC publicly.

How different will the war of 2026 be from 2021?

Mamata Banerjee had won the 2021 elections with an overwhelming majority, but the format of the voter list was different then. Now, with the reduction of 91 lakh voters and the re-heating of issues like citizenship and migration, the battle from South Bengal to North Bengal has become very interesting.