New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has been the target of opposition parties for a long time, whose transparency is constantly being questioned. All the parties, including Congress, Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) and Samajwadi Party, are attacking the Election Commission over fake voters. Now, after two months, the election bugle is going to be sounded in Bihar, before which the Election Commission is going to take a significant step.
Now, no one will be able to cast a fake vote in the election. Now, the Election Commission has devised a thorough plan to conduct a review of the voter list. Every person will be checked by visiting every house, ensuring that no one’s vote has been added incorrectly. If the Election Commission is to be believed, the voter list will be updated once again this time, just as it has been every time. Given the Bihar elections, this process will be rigorous and detailed.
Voter verification will be conducted by visiting every household.
Even before the Bihar assembly elections, political parties are accusing the Election Commission of removing and adding names to the voter list. Keeping this in mind, voter verification will be conducted by visiting every household. This type of gun investigation was conducted in 2004. This will be the first time in Bihar when every entry in the voter list will be checked door-to-door.
The Election Commission will undertake this work to ensure transparency in the voter list and to prevent irregularities during voting. Voter verification is considered a big decision. Often, a voter dies, but their name remains on the voter list. The names of such people will be deleted during the investigation itself.
Know why verification is necessary.
According to the Election Commission, lakhs of people change their address every year. Apart from this, many people also die, and lakhs of new voters are added to the list. According to a report, approximately 46 lakh people changed their address in 2024. 2.3 crore have applied to modify the address. 33 lakh people have demanded voter replacement. A 3.1 crore change has been seen in a year.
Opposition’s allegations denied
For your information, the Election Commission has expressed regret over allegations of irregularities in the election process made by political parties. The Election Commission argues that there is no irregularity of any kind in the elections. If you think so, then the political parties will need to present evidence to support this.