“If my name appears in two voter lists, the Election Commission should explain why it wasn’t deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar,” Kishor said on Tuesday. “My name is in Karakat since 2019. I went to Bengal for two years in between, so I was a voter there. If it’s my fault, arrest me.”
The Commission, quoting The Indian Express report, said Kishor’s name is entered in the electoral roll of Ward 621 under Kolkata’s Maniktala Assembly seat, while it is also appearing in Bihar’s Karakat constituency. In a notice, it reminded him that Section 17 of the Representation of the People Act prohibits registration in more than one constituency, and that violation can attract imprisonment or fine under Section 31. Kishor has been given three days to respond.
According to the report, the West Bengal address listed for him is 121 Kalighat Road — the Trinamool Congress office in Bhabanipur from where Mamata Banerjee contested, dating back to Kishor’s stint as her campaign advisor in the 2021 Assembly polls.
The EC has cited large-scale duplication concerns as a key reason behind its nationwide SIR of voter rolls. Opposition parties have alleged the exercise is designed to selectively delete names and benefit the BJP — charges rejected by both the ruling party and the Commission.
Kishor, who has criticised the revision drive, reiterated his attack on Tuesday. “BJP can try all it wants — delete names, scare or trouble people. But if voters turn against you, no SIR or FIR will save you,” he said.
