Bengal Voter Rolls: Duplicate & Dead Voters Reduced by 80%
- * Important Drop in "Clean" Booths: The number of polling booths in West Bengal with no reported dead, duplicate, or untraceable voters decreased dramatically - by approximately 80%...
- In essence,the ECI's intervention prompted a rapid correction of data regarding voter lists at the booth level in West Bengal.
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* Important Drop in “Clean” Booths: The number of polling booths in West Bengal with no reported dead, duplicate, or untraceable voters decreased dramatically - by approximately 80% – within 24 hours.
* ECI Intervention: This drop occurred after the Election Commission of India (ECI) requested reports from District Electoral Officers (DEOs).
* Numbers: The number of “clean” booths fell from 2,208 on Monday to 480 on Tuesday.
* Scrutiny of problem Areas: The CEO directed DEOs to closely examine polling stations with a low number (20 or less) of reported issues with voter lists (dead, duplicate, etc.). Over 7,800 booths initially fell into this category.
* Districts with Most Issues: South 24 Parganas, Purulia, Murshidabad, Malda, and Nadia districts had the highest number of these problematic polling booths.
In essence,the ECI’s intervention prompted a rapid correction of data regarding voter lists at the booth level in West Bengal.