One Parent, 389 Children: Massive Discrepancies Found in West Bengal Voter List

The commission submitted these findings ahead of a Supreme Court hearing scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, before a bench led by Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. The EC is using this data to justify why a massive number of voters have been summoned for physical verification hearings.

The anomalies are not limited to Nanoor. The affidavit highlights several other extreme cases:

Sankrail (Howrah): 310 voters linked to one parent.

Murshidabad: 199 voters linked to one parent.

Asansol: 170 voters linked to one parent.

Nagrakata (Jalpaiguri): 120 voters linked to one parent.

Furthermore, the EC data shows over 206,000 instances where individuals claim more than six children. There are 8,682 records of more than 10 children, 10 cases of over 50 children, and seven instances where more than 100 children are linked to a single person.

The Commission argues these "explosive" findings point toward large-scale fraud or severe systemic glitches, necessitating the verification notices sent to approximately 15.1 million voters.

The SIR process has become a major political flashpoint. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs moved the Supreme Court, alleging that the exercise is a targeted attempt to harass citizens and disenfranchise voters over minor clerical or spelling errors. With the EC’s latest disclosure, all eyes are now on the court’s decision regarding the legitimacy of this mass verification drive.