TMC Suggests 2024 Be Used As Base Year For Electoral Rolls Revision In West Bengal

A five-member delegation of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) met the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday and suggested that 2024 should be used as the base year for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, where Assembly elections are due next year.

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In a post on X, the ECI said they met the AITC delegation as part of their outreach with political parties and received their suggestions. Since May 2025, the ECI has met five of the six national parties so far, with the Congress being the only one left. The AITC is the first state party they met as part of the poll panel's outreach to political parties being held after new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar took charge.

In the meeting with the ECI, the AITC leaders raised issues including duplicate Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) cards and SIR of electoral rolls, among others.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, AITC MP Kalyan Banerjee said they highlighted several points, including SIR.

"The ECI stated that their motive (behind SIR) is that no voter should be left behind. But based on some recent circulars, the approach seems to be eligibility first and inclusion later," Banerjee said.

The AITC leaders suggested that 2024 should be the base year for SIR.