Since the publication of the draft voter list, controversy has arisen over 1.36 crore voters' names. In a meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner in Delhi on December 31, the Trinamool Congress demanded the list of these 1.36 crore 'suspicious' voters. According to sources from the state CEO office, scrutiny of these voters began after the draft list was released. The current number of suspicious voters has now come down to 94.49 lakh.
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Details of suspicious voters
Among the 94.49 lakh voters under scrutiny, 54 lakh names did not match the records. There are 4.74 lakh voters whose age differs from their parents by less than 15 years, 8.41 lakh whose age differs by more than 50 years, and around 3 lakh whose age differs from their grandparents by less than 40 years. Additionally, 24 lakh voters have more than six people listing the same person as their father in the forms. The Election Commission has started preparations to call these suspicious voters for hearings, and notice generation is underway.
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Complaints about voters marked dead
At the same time, complaints have emerged from multiple districts that some voters are incorrectly shown as 'dead' even though they are alive. On Friday, three such cases were highlighted by the Trinamool Congress at a political meeting in South 24 Parganas. The Election Commission has sent an urgent notice to the district DEO regarding this issue.
