West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists has uncovered startling irregularities, sparking concern over the credibility of electoral data. An internal analysis of the 2002 voter list revealed widespread errors in family details, including names and age relationships, prompting fresh scrutiny of the system.

Officials found mistakes in the father’s name of nearly 8.5 million voters. Many entries showed incomplete, incorrect, or mismatched information. Authorities believe the scale of errors points beyond routine typing mistakes. The findings suggest deeper flaws in data entry and verification processes.

The most shocking revelation involved around 1.35 million voters whose records listed the same individual as both father and mother. This anomaly has raised suspicions of faulty data migration or deliberate manipulation. Age-related inconsistencies also surfaced. In nearly 1.19 million cases, the age gap between father and son stood at 15 years or less, an almost impossible biological scenario.

Further analysis showed over 2.42 million records where a single individual was listed as having six or more children. Experts flagged this as highly unusual on such a large scale. Another red flag emerged in 3.29 lakh cases where a grandfather’s age appeared less than 40 years older than the grandchild.

Election Commission officials said the SIR exercise aims to clean and strengthen voter rolls, not target any political group. Experts warn that unresolved discrepancies could undermine public trust and electoral fairness.