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The Supreme Court has allowed Mamata Banerjee and other Trinamool Congress leaders to file fresh petitions over their allegation that vote deletion during electoral roll revision affected several West Bengal Assembly results. TMC Gets Fresh Legal Option On Vote Deletion The court indicated that fresh pleas could be filed in cases where the victory margin was allegedly lower than the number of deleted votes in a constituency. The issue relates to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. The matter has become a major political and legal flashpoint after the Trinamool Congress claimed that deleted votes may have influenced the outcome in closely contested seats. Supreme Court Seeks Proper Petitions The Supreme Court did not directly overturn any election result. Instead, it said affected candidates or leaders could approach the court through proper legal petitions if they wanted their claims examined. This means Mamata Banerjee and other TMC leaders will need to present specific constituency-wise material, including deleted vote numbers, victory margins and the alleged impact on the result. Election Commission Rejects TMC Allegations The Election Commission has pushed back against the allegations and maintained that electoral roll revision is a legal and transparent process. It has argued that voter list updates include additions, deletions and corrections carried out under established rules. The poll body is expected to contest any claim that the revision process unfairly changed the election outcome. Bengal Election Dispute May Continue The Supreme Court’s remarks keep the legal route open for TMC, but the burden will remain on the petitioners to prove that deleted votes had a material impact on the final result.

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