West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision process, alleging risk of mass voter exclusion.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court of India, filing a writ petition against the Election Commission of India over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.

Filed on January 28, the petition alleges that the voter list revision exercise could lead to “large-scale disenfranchisement” and describes the process as opaque, hurried and unconstitutional. Banerjee has argued that the manner in which the SIR is being conducted violates established legal safeguards meant to protect the voting rights of legitimate electors.

The challenge comes amid a broader political confrontation over voter verification in election-bound West Bengal, with the state government questioning both the intent and implementation of the revision drive.

Analysis: By taking the issue directly to the apex court, the Trinamool Congress leadership has escalated the voter roll dispute from a political standoff to a constitutional test. The court’s response could set an important precedent on how far election authorities can go in large-scale roll revisions without triggering fears of exclusion. This assessment reflects analytical opinion; all factual details above are drawn from the original content.