New Delhi, May 1 -- Will the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) impact the 2026 West Bengal election results? This is likely to be the central question on May 4, when votes are counted.

Regardless of whether Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) or the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerges victorious, the SIR debate is set to remain a key point of contention between the two parties.

West Bengal recorded a combined poll percentage of 92.47 per cent over the two phases of the 2026 Assembly elections, the first after the implementation of the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state. After the revision, the number of voters declined by over 50 lakh; the turnout, meanwhile, was the best since 2011 (84.7 per cent).

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