Bihar SIR | Unusual patterns in deleted voter lists

Several areas show abnormal deletions in categories

A comprehensive analysis of the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s Assembly part-wise list of over 65 lakh deleted electors in Bihar reveals multiple anomalies. The patterns suggest potentially problematic issues that demand deeper investigation. Our analysis of the deleted voter data reveals eight distinct categories of anomalies.

The ECI has provided the information of deleted voters for each Assembly constituency across various parts. Parts correspond to specific polling stations. In the lists provided below, the names of the polling stations, the name of the Assembly constituency, and the name of the district are mentioned in that order.

Pattern: Assembly parts where more than 50 people are recorded as deceased, with at least half being under 50 years of age. The data reveals 80 Assembly parts/polling stations across Bihar where death patterns defy demographic norms. In typical populations, deaths are heavily skewed towards older age groups, making high proportions of young deaths statistically anomalous.

Pattern: Assembly parts/stations where at least 50 women were deleted, with women comprising 80% or more of all deletions. A troubling anomaly, with 127 parts showing high gender bias.

Pattern: More than 100 deaths reported per part. About 412 parts/poll stations reported such a high number of deaths.

Pattern: Over 75% of deletions attributed to deaths. A staggering 7,216 parts/polling stations show this pattern, where death deletions far exceed typical demographic patterns.

Pattern: All deletions attributed solely to deaths, with no other reasons. About 973 polling stations/parts report this statistically impossible scenario where every single deletion is due to death.

Pattern: At least 60 voters marked as shifted, with 75%+ being women. About 663 parts/stations show this pattern where women are disproportionately marked as having “shifted” residence.

What verification was conducted before marking voters as deceased? Why do certain constituencies show high concentration of anomalies? Why do women seem to be excluded more? And why has such a high share of young voters been excluded under the category ‘deceased’ in many parts?

The ECI should examine polling stations and verify the deleted voters and establish a way of restoring excluded voters if they have been excluded erroneously. For this to happen, the deadline for the claims and objections period must be extended further.

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