Voters flummoxed by ‘logical discrepancies’ during Karnataka SIR

What happened

Online enumeration forms used in Karnataka’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls reportedly began flagging “logical discrepancies” even before the draft electoral roll was published. The reported alerts appeared after form submission and asked voters to view the discrepancy flagged in the system.

One reported example described a mismatch in family linkage, where one person was shown as son or daughter of someone who was also claimed by six other persons as father. The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer said he was not aware of the reported alerts and would look into them.

Background and earlier position

The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer had earlier indicated that whether such logical discrepancies would be applied during enumeration would be clarified later, after draft rolls were prepared. The present situation suggests that alerts may have appeared earlier than that expected stage.