Overview
- Jagabandhu Mondal arrived in Bagdah on Monday and was immediately identified by his wife, Supriya, and his father, Bijoy.
- He says he came back after losing his job in Chhattisgarh and maintains that his name still appears on a voters’ list in Bankura.
- A Bankura roll lists a woman named Sulekha Mondal with a husband named Jagabandhu Mondal, a link he denies reflects remarriage.
- Local records show his name vanished from Bagdah rolls after 2002, and the Booth Level Officer says reinstatement will be challenging without documentation of his whereabouts.
- The court-ordered Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is underway statewide, with a team led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti reviewing districts this week.