'Voter List Manipulation' In Bengal: TMC, BJP Workers Clash Outside CEO Office, Mamata Writes To CEC
Mamata Banerjee writes to Gyanesh Kumar, accusing BJP of illegally including voters from outside Bengal in state’s electoral rolls in bulk through Form 6.
Published : March 31, 2026 at 6:36 PM IST
Kolkata: Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, tension prevailed outside the Chief Electoral Officer’s office in Kolkata on Tuesday following a scuffle between the TMC-backed booth-level officers (BLOs) and BJP workers over alleged voter list manipulation. Police had a tough time bringing the situation under control.
Earlier in the day, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari visited the CEO office to lodge a complaint against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of instigating unrest, a senior police officer said. Shortly after his departure, the situation escalated when protests erupted over the alleged misuse of Form 6 for voter inclusion, the officer added.
The situation remained tense for some time before additional forces were deployed outside the CEO’s new office on Strand Road to bring it under control. Authorities are closely monitoring developments to prevent further escalation, police said
TMC has alleged that Form 6 was being used to enrol voters from NDA-ruled states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh into West Bengal’s electoral rolls.
I have written to the Chief Election Commissioner, raising serious alarm over the grave conspiracy being orchestrated against the democratic rights of the people of Bengal.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) March 31, 2026
BJP agents have been caught red-handed flooding the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal… pic.twitter.com/QYZrj7RqST
Complaining against the alleged voter list manipulation, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the BJP of attempting to illegally include voters from outside West Bengal in this state’s electoral rolls in bulk by means of Form 6 applications.
Sharing the letter on her X handle, she wrote, "I have written to the Chief Election Commissioner, raising serious alarm over the grave conspiracy being orchestrated against the democratic rights of the people of Bengal. BJP agents have been caught red-handed flooding the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal with thousands of fraudulent Form 6 applications to smuggle non-residents and outsiders into Bengal’s electoral rolls. This is an attempt at voter hijacking, the same dirty game BJP successfully played in Maharashtra and Delhi."
Banerjee said that over 60 lakh genuine voters remain under adjudication and more than 200 lives have already been lost due to the flawed SIR process. "The ECI is now suspiciously rushing to entertain these bulk fraudulent applications behind closed doors. This is not only illegal and against the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, but a direct assault on free and fair elections in Bengal," she said.
"I have demanded that the ECI immediately stop this undemocratic exercise, strictly follow the Supreme Court’s directions, and ensure that no fake voters are added after the final electoral roll was published on February 28, 2026. Bengal will not allow its democracy to be stolen in broad daylight. The people of Bengal are watching," she said.
On Monday, TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had alleged that nearly 30,000 Form 6 were submitted by the BJP in a single day to register residents of other states as voters in West Bengal. The protesters on Tuesday also claimed that BJP supporters had attacked them during the unrest.
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