An analysis of the deletion of the voters of Assembly constituencies with majority of Matua population in West Bengal reveals a high number of permanently shifted and untraceable voters during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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The analysis of about 15 Matua-dominated Assembly constituencies by the Kolkata-based Sabar Institute pointed out that an average 33.95% deleted voters have been described as permanently shifted. The average number of untraceable/ absent voters across these 15 constituencies stands at 21.56%. These 15 constituencies are located in North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts.
The highest per cent of deletions on account of untraceable/ absent voters is from the Krishnaganj Assembly seat in Nadia with 42.11% deletions. This was followed by Ranaghat Uttar Purba with 34.56% deletions on account of untraceable/ absent voters in the same district.
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