Investigation raises questions over India election body’s handling of voter revision
A report summarised by The Hindu said two Indian election commissioners objected on record 14 times in 10 months during disputes over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision. The investigation examined voter deletions in West Bengal, the Form 6 process and centralisation of the ERONet system.
An investigation summarised by The Hindu has raised questions about the functioning of India’s Election Commission during its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The summary said two election commissioners had objected on record 14 times over a 10-month period. It also said several decisions were made without their knowledge, though the supplied material did not identify each decision or reproduce the commissioners’ objections.
The investigation examined the Special Intensive Revision, a dispute involving Form 6 applications and the centralisation of the ERONet electoral system. It also focused on the deletion of 27 lakh voter names in West Bengal ahead of the state’s elections. The summary did not provide the Election Commission’s response to the investigation or explain whether the deleted names were removed permanently, pending verification or subject to an appeal process.
It likewise did not state how the differences between the commissioners affected the final decisions, nor did it detail the legal or administrative procedures governing the revision. The figures and issues in the report concern the preparation and maintenance of electoral rolls. The material supplied does not establish that every deletion was improper, nor does it describe the reasons given for individual cases.
The investigation’s findings come amid broader scrutiny of the election body’s internal decision-making. The available account provides no further details about the commissioners, the states involved beyond West Bengal or the timetable for resolving the disputed entries.
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