The Election Commission of India (ECI) has provided a detailed breakdown of 91.46 lakh “logical discrepancy” cases identified during progeny mapping as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.
Voters categorized under “logical discrepancy” are those whose family-tree records showed unusual patterns during progeny mapping. Initially, after the enumeration phase, the first stage of the three-stage SIR exercise, the ECI had flagged 1.36 crore such cases. Following careful evaluation, this number has now been reduced to 91.46 lakh.
These 91.46 lakh cases are in addition to 58.20 lakh “excluded voters” and 30 lakh “unmapped voters.” Unmapped voters are individuals unable to establish any link with the 2002 voters list through either self-mapping or progeny mapping. The Commission is currently reviewing unmapped voter cases. The next stage will focus on addressing the “logical discrepancy” cases.
According to sources in the Chief Electoral Officer’s office in West Bengal, of the 91.46 lakh cases, the largest category involves name mismatches with the 2002 voters list, accounting for 51 lakh cases. The second-largest category, involving six or more voters linked to a single father, totals 24 lakh cases.
Other discrepancies include 4.75 lakh voters with age differences of 15 years or less compared to their fathers, and 8.41 lakh voters with age differences of 50 years or more than their fathers. Additionally, three lakh voters show an age difference of 40 years or less from their grandfathers.
The Trinamool Congress has criticized the media leaks of these figures. The party has demanded that the Commission release official details instead of sharing information unofficially.
The draft voters’ list in West Bengal was published on December 16 last year. The final list is scheduled for release on February 4. Once the list is finalized, the Election Commission will announce polling dates for the state’s crucial Assembly elections later this year.
