West Bengal Tribunal Judges Highlight Election Commission Portal Issues Affecting Voter Appeals
Judges of West Bengal's appellate tribunals have raised multiple concerns about the Election Commission's digital portal used for handling appeals related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Issues include the inability to serve notices directly, upload additional documents, conduct virtual hearings, restore deleted voters, and provide appellants with tribunal orders. These problems have slowed case processing, leaving millions of voters in limbo. The concerns were formally communicated to the Election Commission and the Calcutta High Court, highlighting systemic gaps affecting electoral justice.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (29/100). Lens Score 65/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–32/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thehindu broke this story on 5 Oct, 05:46 pm. Other outlets followed.
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