93% of deleted Bengal voters have won appeals, EC tells SC
However, It Says Exclusions Didn't Affect Outcome Of Assembly Polls
In West Bengal's recent elections, 93% of deleted voters have won their appeals and been reinstated on the electoral roll, according to the Election Commission (EC). However, 8,649 out of 1.2 lakh voters lost their appeals and will be removed. This information was revealed in an affidavit filed by the EC in the Supreme Court. While the affidavit claims that 93% of those whose cases have been decided have won, the number of cases decided by the 24 tribunals until September 10 was stated as 1,22,592 in the annexure, which seemed low to represent the final outcome of all cases.
The EC sources also stated that the results may favor inclusion as cases with documentary proof were decided first. The affidavit further criticized the opposition party leader Derek O'Brien for ignoring other data in his claim, stating that it would require setting aside election results in constituencies won by the party's candidates.
The EC emphasized that even assuming the correctness of the figures, the removals of ineligible entries would not change the electoral outcome in several constituencies.
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