A big controversy has come to light in Basirhat North assembly constituency of West Bengal. Here the names of 340 voters have been suddenly removed from a single polling station. The most surprising thing was that all these voters belonged to the same community, after which protests started in the area. This case pertains to booth number 5 of Boro Gobra village of Basirhat. In the first supplementary voter list released on March 23, 2026, it was found that 340 people whose names were earlier “under adjudication” have been completely removed. The most shocking thing is that all the people removed are said to be related to the Muslim community, due to which the matter has become more sensitive.
BLO’s name also missing from the list
The most surprising thing in this case was that the name of Booth Level Officer (BLO) Mohammad Shafiul Alam was also removed from the voter list. Not only this, the names of two other members of his family were also not found in the list. Whereas the job of BLO is to check and verify the documents of voters.
After the name was removed, a large number of local people came out on the streets and protested. The protesting people say that their right to vote has been taken away without any concrete reason.
Names removed despite having documents
BLO Shafiul Alam says that he himself checked the documents of all the voters and uploaded them digitally. According to him, the papers of most of the people were correct, yet the removal of their names is beyond comprehension.
Did not get satisfactory answer from the administration
On this matter, officials say that now nothing can be done at their level. No clear answer has been given by the Election Registration Officer (ERO).
