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Kolkata Sex Workers Fight for Voting Rights: Challenges and Solutions in Electoral Inclusion
Nov 16, 2025 05:25 pm CST
Sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi district face potential exclusion from voter rolls due to documentation challenges. The 12,000-member community, represented by the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, has petitioned Bengal's electoral authorities for special verification camps to ensure their democratic participation. Many lack traditional documentation having lost family connections, despite possessing other government IDs since 2002. This struggle highlights broader electoral inclusion challenges as Bengal's Special Intensive Revision process moves forward.
Tragic Suicide in Bengal: Man Takes Life Over Voter List Exclusion Fears During SIR Process
Nov 07, 2025 02:22 am CST
A 52-year-old man from West Bengal's Murshidabad district was found dead by suicide, with family attributing his actions to severe anxiety over potential exclusion from the voters' list during the Special Intensive Revision process. This case highlights growing concerns about the psychological impact of the first electoral roll revision in the state in 23 years.
Bengal's Voter List Revision Sparks Political Outreach as Parties Address Public Anxiety
Oct 31, 2025 10:00 pm CST
Amid reports of suicide deaths allegedly linked to Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, political parties are mobilizing to support anxious residents. Trinamool Congress distributes 2002 electoral rolls while BJP establishes assistance camps, particularly in North 24 Parganas district with its large post-Partition migrant population. The verification process runs until February, months before the Assembly election.