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Bengal Election Battle: How Trinamool Finally Beat BJP in BLA Appointments

The Trinamool Congress has finally overtaken the BJP in total BLA appointments during West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision. While Trinamool leads in overall numbers, the BJP maintains an advantage in the crucial BLA-1 positions. The CPI(M) and Congress trail significantly behind the two major parties in the electoral race. This three-stage revision process marks the first such comprehensive electoral update in West Bengal since 2002.

Key Points: Trinamool Leads BJP in Bengal BLA Appointments Amid SIR

  • Trinamool leads with 43,069 BLA applications against BJP's 41,405
  • BJP maintains advantage in BLA-1 appointments with 338 applications
  • CPI(M) ranks third with 32,221 total BLA applications submitted
  • Congress trails in fourth position with just 9,286 BLA applications
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Bengal SIR: Trinamool finally ahead of BJP in BLA appointments

Trinamool Congress surpasses BJP in BLA-2 appointments while BJP leads in BLA-1 positions during West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision process.

"As of Sunday afternoon, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer has received as many as 43,069 BLA applications - Election Commission Data"

Kolkata, Nov 10

After being in the first position in West Bengal for a long time in the number of Booth-Level Agents (BLAs) appointments for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the state, including BLA-1 and BLA-2, the Trinamool Congress has finally raced ahead now.

As of Sunday afternoon, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has received as many as 43,069 BLA applications, as against the BJP’s figure of 41,405.

However, although Trinamool Congress is ahead of BJP in terms of the number of BLA-2 applications, the saffron camp is ahead of the state’s ruling party in terms of BLA-1 appointments.

As of Sunday afternoon, the CEO’s office has received 42,906 BLA-2 applications from Trinamool Congress as against the BJP’s figure of 41,067. As of the same period, the CEO’s office had received 338 BLA-1 applications from the BJP as against the Trinamool Congress’ figure of just 163.

A BLA-1 represents his or her political party for an Assembly constituency, while a BLA-2 represents the political party concerned for a polling booth.

The CPI(M) is in third position with 32,221 BLA applications, including 32,021 for BLA-2s and 200 for BLA-1s.

The Congress is in fourth position with 9,286 BLA applications so far, which include 9,074 for BLA-2s and 212 for BLA-1s.

The CEO’s office has received a total of 1,27,242 BLA applications from all political parties registered with it so far, which include 1,26,186 for BLA-2s and 1,056 for BLA-1s.

The first stage of the three-stage SIR in West Bengal started on November 4. The entire process is expected to be completed by March next year. The last time the SIR was conducted in West Bengal was in 2002.

The total number of electors in the state as per the electoral roll as on October 27 this year, is 7,66,37,529.

Voters whose names or their parents' names figured in the electoral list in 2002, the last time SIR was conducted in West Bengal, will have to include details in the enumeration forms and submit them.

These voters will not have to submit any other supporting documents to retain their names in the electoral roll.

Voters whose names or their parents' names were not in the 2002 voter list will have to submit any of the 11 documents specified by the ECI to retain their names in the electoral rolls.

- IANS

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Rohit P
As a Bengal resident, I'm concerned about the low numbers for BLA-1 across all parties. These positions are critical for fair elections. Hope all parties strengthen their ground-level presence.
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Sarah B
The numbers show healthy competition between parties, which is good for democracy. However, I wish the focus was more on voter education rather than just party appointments.
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Arjun K
BJP leading in BLA-1 shows they have better organizational structure at the constituency level. TMC needs to work on this aspect if they want to maintain their dominance in Bengal politics.
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Meera T
The SIR process is crucial for clean electoral rolls. Hope all parties cooperate with ECI to ensure no genuine voter is left out. The document requirements for new voters seem reasonable.
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David E
Interesting to see CPI(M) still maintaining significant presence despite their decline. The political landscape in Bengal continues to be fascinating with multiple strong players.

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