Daijiworld Media Network – Kolkata

Kolkata, Nov 10: Ever since the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began in West Bengal this month, thousands of migrant workers from the state are struggling to ensure their names remain on the voter list. For many, it has become a race against time — and money.

Jairul Mandal, a 28-year-old construction worker from Angamaly in Kerala, says his family back home has been calling him daily, worried he might lose his right to vote. “The forms have already reached our village. If we don’t take part, we may lose our names on the list,” said Mandal, who cannot afford the journey home.

This concern is shared by many West Bengal migrants scattered across India. Although the Election Commission has introduced online options for voter registrat

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