Overview
- Since the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision began on November 4, BSF and district officials have reported triple‑digit daily movements, with more than 1,600 people recorded crossing back in a matter of days.
- Border posts including Hakimpur report detaining and pushing back roughly 150–200 people per day after checks, and officials say about 1,200 were processed for return in six recent days.
- Returnees interviewed on the ground said they had procured Aadhaar, ration cards or voter IDs through intermediaries and now fear verification under the voter roll exercise.
- The flow has strained BSF and police capacity, leading to delays, coordination with Bangladesh Border Guard for verifications, and ad‑hoc food and shelter support near crossing points.
- Political analysts caution that deletions tied to verification could affect tightly contested seats in border districts such as North 24 Parganas, Murshidabad and Malda ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.