EC Halts Hearings for 'Unmapped' West Bengal Voters Due to 2002 Rolls Tech Glitch

• Election Commission (EC) has paused hearings for "unmapped" electors in West Bengal due to a technical issue with the 2002 electoral rolls.
• The problem stems from incomplete conversion of 2002 PDF rolls to CSV, causing linkage failures in the BLO app during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
• New directives from CEO, West Bengal, state that "unmapped" voters due to this glitch should not be called for hearings, even if notices are auto-generated.
• Many such electors have valid linkages with hard copies of the 2002 rolls, which are authenticated and published.
• The directive aims to ensure accuracy of electoral rolls while addressing legacy data integration issues, with provisions for future hearings if discrepancies arise.

Why It Matters: EC pauses hearings for West Bengal's 'unmapped' voters due to a 2002 electoral roll technical glitch.