ECI Proposes Increasing West Bengal Election Tribunals to Address 3.7 Million Pending Appeals
The Election Commission of India (ECI) informed the Supreme Court that over 3.7 million appeals remain pending in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Currently, 19 tribunals handle these appeals, but the ECI has proposed increasing this number to 42, matching the state's parliamentary constituencies, to expedite resolution. The backlog includes appeals against both exclusion and inclusion of voters. The ECI also highlighted that more than 90% of decided appeals resulted in names being restored to the rolls.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 60/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, timesnow, scrollin, hindustantimes, scrollin, thehindu, indianexpress, thetelegraph, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 15 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (47–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 18 Sept, 07:32 am. Other outlets followed.