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‘It’s very humiliating’: Former Calcutta HC judge Sahidullah Munshi to file appeal after name struck off Bengal voters’ list - The Indian Express

‘It’s very humiliating’: Former Calcutta HC judge Sahidullah Munshi to file appeal after name struck off Bengal voters’ list    The Indian Express West Bengal elections: Names of 13 lakh Bengal voters under adj…

‘It’s very humiliating’: Former Calcutta HC judge Sahidullah Munshi to file appeal after name struck off Bengal voters’ list - The Indian Express

‘It’s very humiliating’: Former Calcutta HC judge Sahidullah Munshi to file appeal after name struck off Bengal voters’ list    The Indian Express West Bengal elections: Names of 13 lakh Bengal voters under adjudication deleted, say sources    The Hindu Millions of Bengalis may lose their vote. Not over citizenship but due to clerical…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

  • ‘It’s very humiliating’: Former Calcutta HC judge Sahidullah Munshi to file appeal after name struck off Bengal voters’ list    The Indian Express West Bengal elections: Names of 13 lakh…
  • Not over citizenship but due to clerical errors Scroll.in 'Hasn't happened in any other state': Bengal minister Shashi Panja unable to verify voter status ahead of polls Telegraph India Poll…
  • ‘It’s very humiliating’: Former Calcutta HC judge Sahidullah Munshi to file appeal after name struck off Bengal voters’ list
  •    The Indian Express West Bengal elections: Names of 13 lakh Bengal voters under adjudication deleted, say sources

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

  •    The Hindu Millions of Bengalis may lose their vote. Not over citizenship but due to clerical errors   
  • Scroll.in 'Hasn't happened in any other state': Bengal minister Shashi Panja unable to verify voter status ahead of polls
  •    Telegraph India Poll Candidates Who Don’t Know If They Can Vote: How Women Are Caught in Bengal’s Adjudication Trap
  •    TheWire.in ‘It’s very humiliating’: Former Calcutta HC judge Sahidullah Munshi to file appeal after name struck off

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

  • Bengal voters’ list The Indian Express West Bengal elections: Names of 13 lakh Bengal voters under adjudication deleted, say
  • sources The Hindu Millions of Bengalis may lose their vote. Not over citizenship but due to clerical errors Scroll.in 'Hasn't
  • happened in any other state': Bengal minister Shashi Panja unable to verify voter status ahead of polls Telegraph India Poll