Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Election Commission Orders Progeny Mapping
The Election Commission found a big problem with the voter lists.
Some people who are in the new 2025 voter list say their parents are in the old 2002 list, but the names don't match.
This could affect up to 30 lakh voters.
The Commission is sending officers to check these cases at every polling booth.
They have to finish their checks in seven days.
If the names still don't match, the voters will have to explain why.
Some people might have made mistakes, but others might have done it on purpose to avoid checks.
The Commission wants to make sure the voter lists are correct before the next elections.
Election Commission orders progeny mapping due to discrepancies in parental information for voters.
Up to 30 lakh voters may be affected by the mismatches in voter rolls.
Booth-level officers will verify suspect cases and submit reports within seven days.
Voters with mismatched names will be called for hearings to explain the discrepancies.
Some voters may have deliberately linked to 2002 voters to avoid scrutiny.
- Who
- Election Commission, district election officers, electoral registration officers, booth-level officers
- What
- Order to conduct progeny mapping to verify voter information
- When
- After discovering discrepancies in voter rolls
- Where
- All polling booths in the state
- Why
- To ensure error-free electoral rolls before Assembly polls
- Issue Identified
- Discrepancies in parental information for voters
- Potential Impact
- Up to 30 lakh voters affected
- Action Ordered
- Booth-level progeny mapping
- Timeframe for Reports
- Seven days
- Total Voters in State
- 7.66 crore
- Common Voters in 2002 and 2025 Rolls
- 2.4 crore
- Estimated Legitimate Links
- 2 crore voters
