In a major development ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has raised serious concerns over the decline in the number of female voters. For the first time in a decade, the percentage of women voters in the state has reportedly seen an unprecedented drop. Mamata Banerjee has directly held the Election Commission’s ‘Special Intensive Revision’ (SIR) responsible for this trend, calling it a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise the women of Bengal.

Addressing the media, the Chief Minister alleged that the SIR process was conducted in a biased manner. “Our mothers and sisters are the backbone of our society. By using petty document errors as an excuse, thousands of names have been struck off from the electoral rolls. This is not just a technical error; it is a calculated political move to weaken the Trinamool Congress’s core support base,” she asserted.

The TMC has been critical of the SIR process since its inception, even moving the Supreme Court regarding the revision methodology. With women voters playing a decisive role in previous elections, this fresh allegation by Mamata Banerjee has stirred the political pot. As the state moves closer to the 2026 polls, the battle over the “integrity of the voter list” is set to become the central theme of the ruling party’s campaign against the central authorities.