AI Errors in Electoral Rolls Stir Controversy in West Bengal

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee criticizes AI errors in the 2002 electoral rolls for misclassifying genuine voters, leading to hardships. The errors emerged during the Special Intensive Revision, where Banerjee highlights flaws in the procedure, accusing the EC of ignoring past processes and causing widespread challenges for voters.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has once again raised her voice against AI-related errors found in the 2002 electoral rolls. In a recent letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, she detailed how these inaccuracies are causing significant issues for genuine voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

Banerjee's concerns mark her fifth communication with the election commission, emphasizing glaring errors in the voter details due to AI-driven digitisation. These discrepancies are reportedly resulting in an improper categorization of eligible voters as having 'logical discrepancies', prompting the need for electors to continually prove their identity despite prior corrections.

The Chief Minister critiqued the commission for disregarding its long-standing statutory processes, calling the approach arbitrary and inconsistent with the Constitution's spirit. Banerjee's letter further pointed out the lack of proper acknowledgment for documents during the SIR, describing the process as mechanically driven, without consideration, thereby undermining democratic principles.

(With inputs from agencies.)