West Bengal Congress basic secretary Ashutosh Chatterjee(centre). Credit: X/@INCWestBengal
The Congress system in West Bengal on Wednesday (November 4, 2026) looked for correction of disparities in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s(KMC)ward delimitation and cubicle maps ahead of the civic surveys, composing to the State’s Chief Electoral Officer, the State Election Commission and the Municipal Commissioner.
“It has actually been discovered that throughout the delimitation procedure we were called by the worried hearing officers in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation according to our objections in which oddly incorrect maps were utilized for the hearing procedure,” the letter stated.
The letter, composed by the celebration’s State general secretary Ashutosh Chatterjee, likewise questioned why inaccurate maps were utilized throughout the delimitation hearings. It stated such techniques resulted in “fabrication”which counting on them”suggests”ulterior intentions behind the workout.
The Congress declared that brand-new maps had actually consequently been sent out to the officers carrying out hearings on booth-related objections and the draft electoral roll, rendering the KMC’s August 22, 2026 publication void. The celebration stated it had actually not been notified of the modifications and declared that the disparities in cubicle information throughout a number of wards had actually denied it of the chance to appeal, declaring that the procedure had actually weakened democratic treatments.
“Ward Boundaries require instant modification as maps are not appropriate which requires upgrading,” the letter included. The Congress leader likewise requested the outcomes of their claims and objections that they had actually submitted previously, which they declare have actually not been shown them to date.
In the August 22 notice, the KMC released a notice August 22 shared the draft list of 209 wards, altering from 144 wards. The last list of wards has actually not been released.
“The part numbers consisted of and eliminated in different wards have actually been altered even after the draft was shown us. The maps utilized were likewise approx, and after that what was the basis for you drawing these maps? The whole hearing procedure was phony; that is why you have actually never ever responded to our claims and objections. This is such a major matter, individuals will lose all trust at the same time,” Mr Chatterjee, who submitted the letter informed The Hindu on Wednesday (November 4, 2026). He even more included that they now no longer have any main time delegated submit claims and objections, and the window closed even before they had total details about the delimitation procedure.
Formerly, the State Congress management had actually likewise composed to the authorities to take restorative actions to bring back the names of the 1.59 lakh erased citizens in the Kolkata and Howrah Municipal Corporation locations before the upcoming civic surveys.
The civic surveys in these 2 towns are most likely to be kept in the next couple of weeks. No dates have actually been revealed.
Released – November 05, 2026 08:35 am IST
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