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ECI to Publish Separate Lists for Bengal's Unmapped Voters & Discrepancies

The Election Commission of India has decided to publish two separate lists concerning the Special Intensive Revision of West Bengal's electoral rolls. One list will cover "unmapped" voters who lack linkage to the 2002 voter list, while the other will detail "logical discrepancy" cases with irregular family-tree data. Both lists, containing millions of entries, will be made available for public viewing on January 25. The move extends beyond a recent Supreme Court directive, which had only explicitly ordered the publication of the discrepancy list.

Key Points: ECI to Publish Separate Voter Lists for West Bengal Revision

  • Two separate lists for voter roll revision
  • 31.6 lakh unmapped voters identified
  • 94.4 lakh logical discrepancy cases
  • Supreme Court order compliance
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Bengal SIR: ECI to publish two separate lists of 'unmapped' and 'logical discrepancy' cases

ECI will publish two separate lists for unmapped voters and logical discrepancies in West Bengal's electoral roll revision on Jan 25.

"So in a way the ECI is taking the apex court's order a step ahead - CEO Office Insider"

Kolkata, Jan 21

The Election Commission of India on Wednesday decided to publish two separate lists of "unmapped" and "logical discrepancy" cases identified during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal.

Although a division bench of the Supreme Court, earlier this week, had directed the ECI to publish the list of "logical discrepancy" cases identified in the course of "progeny-mapping" and summoned for hearing, it had been silent on the publication of a separate list of "unmapped" voters.

"So in a way the ECI is taking the apex court's order a step ahead by deciding to published two separate lists, the first for the 'logical discrepancy' cases as directed by the apex court, and the second for the 'unmapped' voters, which the apex court had not directed," said an insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal.

"Unmapped" voters are those who were unable to establish any linkage, either through "self mapping" or through "progeny mapping" with the voters' list of 2002, the last time when such intensive revision was carried out in West Bengal.

On the other hand, the "logical discrepancy" cases are those in which weird family-tree data has been detected in the course of "progeny mapping".

The number of "unmapped" voters in West Bengal is 31,68,426, while the number of "logical discrepancies stands at 94,49,132. In a notification on Wednesday, the poll body said that everyone will be able to see both the lists on January 25.

All those lists are with the district magistrate, also the district election officers (DEOs) and the electoral registration officers (EROs).

The certificates and admit cards of the Madhyamik examination, the secondary examination conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE), will be accepted as authentic identity-proof documents during the hearing sessions on the claims and objections in the draft voters' list.

Earlier in the day, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar directed the acting director general of West Bengal Police, Rajeev Kumar, to abide by the Supreme Court order to ensure an absolutely peaceful law and order situation in the state over the ongoing SIR in the state.

- IANS

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Priya S
Accepting Madhyamik certificates is a practical step for youth voter registration. Many students don't have other IDs. But the process must be smooth and not harass genuine voters. My cousin had issues last time despite having all documents.
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Aman W
Logical discrepancy in 94 lakh cases? That's almost 10% of Bengal's population! Either the 2002 list was faulty or there's been massive irregular enrollment. ECI must investigate how this happened. Our democracy depends on accurate voter lists.
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Sarah B
As an observer, I appreciate the technical approach - "progeny-mapping" and "self-mapping" sound like robust methods. Hope the hearings are conducted fairly. The police directive from CEC is crucial for peaceful resolution of objections.
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Vikram M
Good step, but implementation matters most. In past revisions, genuine voters faced unnecessary hurdles while bogus ones slipped through. Hope the EROs and DEOs are impartial. The Supreme Court monitoring gives some confidence 🤞
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Nisha Z
31 lakh unmapped voters is also a huge number. Many might be migrants or people who moved homes. The process should help them get enrolled correctly, not exclude them. Every legitimate citizen deserves voting rights.

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