'BJP's victory margin less than SIR voter deletions in 31 seats'

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday told the Supreme Court that deletions carried out during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had materially affected the outcome in several Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, claiming that in many seats the number of deleted voters was higher than the BJP’s margin of victory.

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A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the TMC to file a separate interlocutory application containing detailed constituency-wise figures on the alleged impact of the deletions. Justice Bagchi observed that the issue would require independent consideration by the court.