30% of voters in a Murshidabad seat removed during adjudication: What EC data on Bengal deletions reveal

What Happened

Election Commission data shows 45.22% of 60.06 lakh voters under adjudication were removed from West Bengal electoral rolls. Top 10 constituencies with highest deletions are in Muslim-dominated Murshidabad and Malda districts, all held by TMC. Samserganj recorded 74,775 deletions, 29.57% of its electorate. Twelve constituencies saw over 30,000 deletions. Lowest deletions occurred in Adivasi-belt constituencies. April 1 protests over deletions resulted in stone-pelting and 35 arrests.

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