56 Lakh+ West Bengal Voters 'Uncollectible'; ECI App to Tackle Duplicates

• Over 56.37 lakh voters in West Bengal are marked as "uncollectible" during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
• Reasons for "uncollectible" voters include 23.98 lakh deceased, 10.95 lakh untraceable addresses, 19.65 lakh shifted, 1.32 lakh duplicates, and 47,832 for other reasons.
• The Election Commission of India (ECI) revamped the Booth Level Officer (BLO) mobile app to identify fake or duplicate names in the electoral roll.
• A new "Duplicate Elector Verification" feature is added to the BLO app to detect multiple voter identity cards for the same individual.
• If a voter is flagged as a duplicate, the BLO will conduct on-site verification; voters must provide declarations and photocopies of EPIC cards.

Why It Matters: Bengal's voter list revision could remove millions, ensuring accurate elections.