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'Bengal voter revision hit by software errors'
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|February 06, 2026
THE SYSTEM DEPENDS HEAVILY ON HOW CLEAR THE OLD RECORDS ARE IF THE SCANNED COPIES ARE UNCLEAR OR FADED, CHANCES OF MISTAKES RISE
Some of the problems in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal highlighted by the state’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the Supreme Court on Wednesday have their roots in the Electoral Registration Officer Network (ERONET) used by the Election Commission of India, senior officials from the IT division of the poll body said.
The problem is twofold, added the officials, on condition of anonymity, the physical clarity of the old records; and the translation of the 2002 and 2004 records from Bengali to English.
“The system depends heavily on how clear the old records are. If the scanned copies are unclear or faded, the chances of mistakes increase,” the official said.
This story is from the February 06, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Bengaluru.
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