The TMC has also repeatedly questioned the SIR of the electoral roll and the large-scale deletion of voters due to “logical discrepancies”, which is a unique reason for deletion of voters’ names in Bengal.
The bench said it could not accept Guruswamy’s oral plea that if the customer was aggrieved by this alleged registration, it could file a fresh plea stating the cause of action and grounds of dissatisfaction. “We cannot accept a verbal request without any documentation in front of us.”Guruswamy said she did not have any documents, but media reports said five to six lakh new voters had been included in the electoral rolls. In an earlier hearing, the SC had said that it is not uncommon for people above 18 years of age to submit bulk Form 6 applications to get their names included in the voters’ list ahead of elections.The Electoral Commission said that before the deadline for candidates to submit nominations, all eligible persons can apply to be included in the electoral list. It has said that any additional voters may not be able to vote in the upcoming election.
