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In Uttar Pradesh, for instance, the state’s draft voter rolls saw nearly 3 crore names removed, amounting to a reduction of almost a fifth of the electorate, sparking public concern and partisan accusations about mass deletions.
Around the same time, Opposition parties alleged a staggering four-crore mismatch between two sets of voter lists and accused authorities of presiding over duplicate entries, dead voters remaining on the rolls, and genuine voters being scrubbed out. The Commission has denied wrongdoing, but the claims have provided ample ammunition for political theatre.
Farther east, West Bengal has seen a long-running stand-off between the state government and the Election Commission. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly written to the chief election commissioner alleging that genuine voters are being marked “not found”, documents are not being acknowledged properly, and automated processes are producing errors that effectively disenfranchise citizens.
The disputes in Bengal have escalated into court cases and public statements, while on the ground, voters have reported confusion over misspelled names, outdated addresses and repeated demands for documentation during verification campaigns. BLOs themselves have quietly complained about being required to certify data they insist is externally generated or poorly transmitted, calling it an unreasonable burden and a liability risk.
The Bulandshahr fiasco may look farcical — with phantom Hindus appearing in Muslim homes and BLOs suggesting quiet back-channel fixes — but the broader national picture is neither trivial nor isolated.