right to contest

DOES THE RIGHT TO VOTE AFFECT THE RIGHT TO CONTEST?

The Supreme Court on April 13, 2026, refused to grant interim relief to over 34 lakh voters in West Bengal whose names were deleted from electoral rolls during the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The deletions, part of a large-scale clean-up drive, have sparked political controversy ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.