Bandyopadhyay Or Banerjee? Colonial-Era Surname Tweaks Trigger SIR Hearings In Bengal, EC Steps In
Last Updated:January 22, 2026, 4:30 PM IST The SIR software appears to flag these surname variations as unrelated identities through algorithm-based matching, without accounting for their documented historical equivalence. People during hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, at a centre in Balurghat, West Bengal, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (Image: PTI)…