The total number of ‘logical discrepancies’ detected in electors’ enumeration forms in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal has decreased by around 41.51 lakhs since the draft roll was published in December.
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Logical discrepancies in progeny linking with the 2002 voter list include instances of mismatch in parent’s name, age difference between an elector and their parent being less than 15 years or over 50 years, age difference between the elector and their grandparents being less than 40 years and one elector linked to over six successors.
As of January 2, 2025, the total number of logical discrepancies is around 94.49 lakh, according to sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal. These cases were being reverified by election officials for the past several days.
Initially, when the draft roll was published on December 16, around 1.67 crore cases were found with logical discrepancies, CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal had said.
