West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks to media after the Enforcement Directorate conducted searches on the premises of political consultancy firm I-PAC and its director, Pratik Jain, in Kolkata, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (PTI Photo)
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Mamata Alleges AI-Driven Digitisation Errors Causing Voter Hardship in West Bengal

  • West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wrote to CEC Gyanesh Kumar regarding AI-driven digitisation errors in 2002 electoral rolls.
  • Errors are causing widespread hardship to genuine voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
  • Banerjee claims large-scale data mismatches and wrongful categorization of voters as having 'logical discrepancies'.
  • She accused the EC of disregarding statutory processes and forcing electors to re-establish identity despite prior corrections.
  • Banerjee stated the SIR hearing process is 'mechanical' and 'devoid of human touch', undermining democracy.

Why It Matters: Mamata Banerjee highlights AI-driven errors in electoral rolls, causing voter hardship and questioning EC's process.

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