The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a hearing notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen regarding discrepancies in his voter enumeration form, specifically an age difference of less than 15 years with his mother. The ECI clarified that this was a routine procedure for logical discrepancies and that Sen, being over 85, would have the hearing at his residence. The Trinamool Congress criticized the notice as a 'shameful farce' and an insult to Bengal's pride, while the ECI maintained all voters are treated equally and that minor errors are handled administratively.