Archive · 13 Dec 2025
ECI Orders Recheck of Voters in West Bengal
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked all Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in West Bengal to carefully check voters who were added to the list through progeny-mapping.
This is because there is a big difference between the number of voters found through progeny-mapping and those found through self-mapping.
Progeny-mapping is when a person's name is added to the voter list because their parents are already on the list.
Self-mapping is when a person's name is on both the current and the 2002 voter lists.
The ECI wants to make sure that all voters are real and that there are no mistakes.
They will check things like the age difference between voters and their parents and make sure that the photos on the forms match.
The draft voter list will be released on December 16, 2024, and the final list will be out on February 14, 2025.
In West Burdwan district, over 3 lakh voters have been marked as 'uncollectible', meaning they may have moved, passed away, or cannot be found.
The ECI will publish the draft voter list later this month and the final list next year.
The ECI has ordered BLOs in West Bengal to re-verify voters identified through progeny-mapping due to discrepancies with self-mapping.
Over 3.84 crore voters were identified through progeny-mapping, significantly higher than the 2.94 crore through self-mapping.
BLOs will scrutinize cases with unusually low or biologically implausible age gaps between voters and their listed parents.
Over 3 lakh enumeration forms in West Burdwan district have been marked as 'uncollectible', including deceased, relocated, and untraceable voters.
The draft electoral roll will be released on December 16, 2024, and the final rolls on February 14, 2025.
- Who
- Election Commission of India (ECI) and Booth Level Officers (BLOs)
- What
- Re-verification of voters identified through progeny-mapping and release of draft electoral roll
- When
- Draft electoral roll to be released on December 16, 2024; final rolls on February 14, 2025
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Why
- To ensure the accuracy and legitimacy of the electoral roll for upcoming elections
- Draft Electoral Roll Release Date
- December 16, 2024
- Final Electoral Roll Release Date
- February 14, 2025
- Total Uncollectable Forms in West Burdwan
- 3,06,460
- Deceased Voters in West Burdwan
- 96,547
- Permanently Shifted Voters in West Burdwan
- 1,31,160
- Untraceable Voters in West Burdwan
- 71,361
- Voters Identified Through Progeny-Mapping
- 3,84,85,166
- Voters Identified Through Self-Mapping
- 2,94,52,893
Sources
EC flags 1.67 crore 'illogical' forms, BLOs to re-verify details submitted by electors with suspicious progeny mapping - Telegraph India
Draft electoral roll on December 16: This is how you find your name in it?
ECI orders recheck voters identified through progeny-mapping
Over 3 lakh enumeration forms “uncollectible” in West Burdwan district
After last date for submission, over 3 lakh enumeration forms remain ‘uncollectible’ in W. Burdwan
