Name of father of 85 lakh voters is wrong, name of parents of 13 lakh voters is same…What is this problem in SIR in Bengal?

Kolkata: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign of the Voter List being conducted by the Election Commission in West Bengal has recently created a stir in the political and administrative world. A review of the voter list data of 2002 has revealed many discrepancies, which are not only raising questions about the credibility of the electoral process but also making clear the need for future reforms.

Errors in the names of fathers of 85 lakh voters

During the SIR investigation, it was found that there were errors in the names of fathers of about 85 lakh voters in the state’s 2002 voter list. These names include inconsistencies such as mistakes, incomplete details or mismatch with family relationships. Officials say that such a large number of errors cannot be mere typing or technical mistakes, but indicate widespread flaws in the preparation of voter lists.

Same name recorded as both father and mother

The most shocking discrepancy is that in the records of about 13.5 lakh voters, the name of the same person is recorded in both the father and mother columns. This raises the question whether this was a mistake during data migration or an intentional error.

abnormal age anomalies

SIR investigation has revealed 11,95,230 such cases, where the age of the father has been shown to be only 15 years or less than that of the son. This is considered almost impossible from biological and social point of view. Apart from this, in 24,21,133 cases a person has been found to have six or more children, which is unusual.

unusual record of grandfather’s age

It was also found in the data that in the records of 3,29,152 voters, the age of the grandfather is at least 40 years more than the grandson. This is indicative of serious discrepancies in generational relations and raises questions about the credibility of the voter list.

Objective of Election Commission

Election Commission officials say that the main objective of the SIR campaign is to make the voter list pure and reliable by catching such discrepancies. The Commission clarified that this process is not being done against any political party or individual, but to strengthen the democratic process.

expert opinion

Experts believe that if these anomalies are not corrected in time, it may raise serious questions on the electoral process. Besides, the credibility of the voter list will also be affected. It is clear from this data that the process of digitization, update and verification of voter list needs to be made more robust, transparent and reliable.