Kolkata, Jan 13 || The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified its plans to appoint 2,000 additional micro-observers for the hearing session on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, and to consider a proposal to increase the number of hearing centres.
An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) explained that the decision to appoint these 2,000 additional micro-observers had been taken not just because such a large number of “logical discrepancy” cases had been identified in the course of “progeny mapping”, but also because of the diverse nature of discrepancies identified by the system.
While the total number of logical discrepancy cases identified in “progeny mapping” is so huge at nine lakhs, at least six forms of discrepancies have been identified in the case of these voters. In certain cases, more than one discrepancy has come to the notice of the ECI.