EC to introduce new option in its software to find 'ghost' voters

Kolkata: Amid the Trinamool Congress raised the issue of 'fake voters', the Election Commission has decided to introduce a new option in its software for the detection of 'ghost' electors, an official said.

He said the new option would help electoral registration officers (EROs) determine whether multiple names are attached to a particular EPIC number.

"The chief electoral officers in all states have been informed about this decision," he said.

The official said a letter was sent to the states' chief electoral officers on Monday informing them about a new module for correcting 'duplicate EPIC numbers'.

West Bengal's Acting Chief Electoral Officer Dibyendu Das had on Monday held a virtual meeting with senior officials in the districts and briefed them about the decision, he said.

Corrections on the voter list of West Bengal have been ordered to be completed by March 21, he added.