
West Bengal's Election Commission has paused personal hearings for voters flagged as 'unmapped' by its software, who were nonetheless present in the 2002 electoral roll's hard copies. This decision follows concerns that technical glitches in converting the 2002 data led to incorrect 'unmapped' designations, potentially causing unfair deletions. The pause applies only to system-flagged cases, not those identified by local officials. This development occurs amid ongoing electoral roll revisions and ahead of the state's assembly polls.