EC to Recheck 1 Crore+ Bengal Voter Forms Over "Mysterious Data"

• The Election Commission will recheck over 1 crore electoral roll forms in West Bengal due to "mysterious data" uncovered during a special intensive revision.
• Discrepancies include 85 lakh mismatched fathers' names, 13.5 lakh voters listed as both father and mother, and fathers less than 15 years older than sons.
• Other anomalies found are grandfathers less than 40 years older than voters and over 24 lakh cases of individuals with six or more children.
• The EC plans to digitize applications, conduct hearings, and deploy officials for house-to-house verification, with voters able to verify data during 'claims and objections'.

Why It Matters: Massive voter data discrepancies threaten fair elections in West Bengal.