The record
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- The Election Commission is using an AI-based system called ERONet to flag potential errors in voter registration lists.
- Many citizens are receiving notices due to automated inconsistencies such as implausible age gaps between family members.
- Several electoral officials and activists have raised concerns about the lack of clear definitions for these discrepancies.
- The process has been criticized for being opaque and limiting the oversight of local registration officers.
What to watch next
- Public disclosure of the software's algorithm and design details
- Future impact of ERONet on voter list integrity across states
- Potential adjustments to the logical discrepancy flagging methodology
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Saket Gokhale
Former Trinamool Congress MP
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“Shockingly, the EC has refused to disclose the details claiming it would affect ‘commercial confidence’”
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…of the software used for SIR, claiming it was a “trade secret”. In a post on X, he shared RTI applications where he had asked the EC about details of the software, who designed it, and who was given the tender. “ Shockingly, the EC has refused to disclose the details claiming it would affect ‘commercial confidence’ ”, he said. “The software consists of an opaque algorithm which has been used to delete voters through a centralised system in Delhi (bypassing EROs). A software used by a public authority is being kept secret for…
“The software consists of an opaque algorithm which has been used to delete voters through a centralised system in Delhi (bypassing EROs). A software used by a public authority is being kept secret for commercial interests”
In the article
…he had asked the EC about details of the software, who designed it, and who was given the tender. “Shockingly, the EC has refused to disclose the details claiming it would affect ‘commercial confidence’”, he said. “ The software consists of an opaque algorithm which has been used to delete voters through a centralised system in Delhi (bypassing EROs). A software used by a public authority is being kept secret for commercial interests ,” he said. Published - September 24, 2026 10:21 pm IST…
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