The Election Commission of India says it spotted strange and scientifically impossible errors in West Bengal’s electoral roll. Some electors were linked with over 200 children, while many others had more than 40 or 50. "Some electors are linked with unusually high numbers of children… Many such instances are scientifically impossible to entertain as valid mapping," the EC said in a Supreme Court affidavit. The EC found 4,59,054 electors with more than five children and 2,06,056 with more than six. Indian surveys show families usually have just two or three children. The EC said cases where six or more electors linked to one person need deeper checks. It also flagged cases with 50-year age gaps between parents and children, noting women’s fertility ends near 45 years. The EC rejected claims by petitioners that these errors aimed to remove voters unfairly. Instead, "Discovery of a logical discrepancy merely leads to issuance of notice for verification."] Electors must clarify or provide documents to the Electoral Registration Officer. The draft electoral rolls published on December 16, 2025, excluded 58 lakh voters due to death, moving away, or duplications. These are not deletions but removals after house-to-house surveys. Those excluded will get hearings to prove their eligibility. The revision was aided by over 80,000 booth-level officers and thousands of supervisors. The EC said manual checks link current voters to previous rolls for accuracy. Those unlinked get notices. If an elector was wrongly left out, they can submit proof to be included in the final roll. The EC firmly opposed political party agents attending voter verification hearings, calling it disruptive. The Supreme Court is set to hear the matter on January 21, 2026.