Supreme Court Orders Display of Voter List Discrepancies in Public
January 29, 2026
On January 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publicly display the names of people found with logical discrepancies in voter lists. These details must be shown in every ward. The Court also permitted affected voters to submit documents or objections via authorized representatives like Booth Level Agents (BLA). The bench instructed the State Government to provide sufficient staff to the ECI and State Election Commission to manage documents and objections and to hear those impacted. This case was heard following an application by DMK leader R.S. Bharathi. Bharathi said Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) issued logical discrepancy forms to 1.7 crore voters. These discrepancies included mismatches in father's name, parents' ages differing by over 50 years, grandparents' ages differing by less than 40 years, and voters having more than six children.
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