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The Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) clarified that Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who was reportedly summoned by the ECI implicit discrepancies successful the spelling of his sanction successful the elector list, is not required to look for a hearing.
Since Booth Level Officers (BLOs) person the authorization to close insignificant errors, including spelling mistakes successful elector names, the correction successful the economist's lawsuit volition beryllium handled administratively astatine the section level, an authoritative said.
TMC person Abhishek Banerjee claimed earlier successful the time that Mr. Sen has been served with an SIR proceeding announcement by the EC. A household subordinate of Mr. Sen, however, told PTI that they had not yet received immoderate proceeding announcement from the Commission.
"The disorder implicit the spelling is purely method and has nary bearing connected the voter's eligibility. Our officials person been instructed to resoluteness specified matters astatine the administrative level to forestall unnecessary controversy," the authoritative said.
The Commission emphasised that insignificant errors successful voters' names bash not impact the proceeding process oregon a voter's rights, and authorities person been warned to debar creating nationalist disputes implicit specified technicalities.
Meanwhile, the canvass assemblage issued strict instructions to guarantee that each notices related to alleged discrepancies oregon logical inconsistencies successful the elector database are downloaded instantly and delivered to the voters acrophobic wrong the adjacent 4 to 5 days, the authoritative said, adding that nary lapses volition beryllium tolerated successful this task.
Following the directive, the bureau of the authorities Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) sent instructions to each District Electoral Officers, asking for regular reports connected the fig of logical discrepancy notices served constituency-wise.
Earlier, during the archetypal signifier of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of elector lists, astir 1.36 crore voters were recovered with information inconsistencies.
After consequent verification and corrections, the fig has present travel down to astir 59 lakh voters nether the logical discrepancy category.
Another root successful the canvass assemblage said that the Commission volition present clasp a gathering with Chief Electoral Officers of each states and Union Territories.
"The exigency meeting, convened by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, is scheduled successful New Delhi for January 8 astatine 10 a.m.," helium said.
Sources said the treatment is apt to absorption connected the ongoing SIR process, canvass preparedness, and respective instrumentality and bid issues.
