https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy51qg00dezo

Political turmoil in Indian border state as nine million lose voting rights
Muhammad Daud Ali, a former Indian army technician, recently discovered that he was no longer a voter in his home state of West Bengal.

His name – and those of his three children – had been struck off the electoral rolls despite valid documents, including his passport and service records. Only his wife remained on the list.

Ali, 65, and his children are among nine million voters – about 12% of West Bengal’s 76 million electorate – who have been removed from the 2026 rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Voting to elect a new state government will take place later this month in this eastern Indian state.

Of these nine million, more than six million names were struck off as absentee or deceased voters, while the fate of another 2.7 million – including families like Ali’s – remains undecided and will be determined by tribunals.

Thirteen states and federally-administered territories have undergone the SIR process so far, but West Bengal is the only one where it was followed by an additional layer of special adjudication.

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These voters had submitted enumeration forms linking them to the 2002 electoral roll – widely regarded as the last “clean” list.

Yet the poll panel used a new, AI-driven process to flag what it called “logical discrepancies” in their records, treating them as doubtful voters.

Despite subsequent re-verification, people like Ali were excluded.

dv said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy51qg00dezo

Political turmoil in Indian border state as nine million lose voting rights
Muhammad Daud Ali, a former Indian army technician, recently discovered that he was no longer a voter in his home state of West Bengal.

His name – and those of his three children – had been struck off the electoral rolls despite valid documents, including his passport and service records. Only his wife remained on the list.

Ali, 65, and his children are among nine million voters – about 12% of West Bengal’s 76 million electorate – who have been removed from the 2026 rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Voting to elect a new state government will take place later this month in this eastern Indian state.

Of these nine million, more than six million names were struck off as absentee or deceased voters, while the fate of another 2.7 million – including families like Ali’s – remains undecided and will be determined by tribunals.

Thirteen states and federally-administered territories have undergone the SIR process so far, but West Bengal is the only one where it was followed by an additional layer of special adjudication.

—

These voters had submitted enumeration forms linking them to the 2002 electoral roll – widely regarded as the last “clean” list.

Yet the poll panel used a new, AI-driven process to flag what it called “logical discrepancies” in their records, treating them as doubtful voters.

Despite subsequent re-verification, people like Ali were excluded.

Thank goodness we live in a country where no government body would even consider using without checking computer controlled decisions that affect the rights of individuals!

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy51qg00dezo

Political turmoil in Indian border state as nine million lose voting rights
Muhammad Daud Ali, a former Indian army technician, recently discovered that he was no longer a voter in his home state of West Bengal.

His name – and those of his three children – had been struck off the electoral rolls despite valid documents, including his passport and service records. Only his wife remained on the list.

Ali, 65, and his children are among nine million voters – about 12% of West Bengal’s 76 million electorate – who have been removed from the 2026 rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Voting to elect a new state government will take place later this month in this eastern Indian state.

Of these nine million, more than six million names were struck off as absentee or deceased voters, while the fate of another 2.7 million – including families like Ali’s – remains undecided and will be determined by tribunals.

Thirteen states and federally-administered territories have undergone the SIR process so far, but West Bengal is the only one where it was followed by an additional layer of special adjudication.

—

These voters had submitted enumeration forms linking them to the 2002 electoral roll – widely regarded as the last “clean” list.

Yet the poll panel used a new, AI-driven process to flag what it called “logical discrepancies” in their records, treating them as doubtful voters.

Despite subsequent re-verification, people like Ali were excluded.

Thank goodness we live in a country where no government body would even consider using without checking computer controlled decisions that affect the rights of individuals!

dv said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy51qg00dezo

Political turmoil in Indian border state as nine million lose voting rights
Muhammad Daud Ali, a former Indian army technician, recently discovered that he was no longer a voter in his home state of West Bengal.

His name – and those of his three children – had been struck off the electoral rolls despite valid documents, including his passport and service records. Only his wife remained on the list.

Ali, 65, and his children are among nine million voters – about 12% of West Bengal’s 76 million electorate – who have been removed from the 2026 rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Voting to elect a new state government will take place later this month in this eastern Indian state.

Of these nine million, more than six million names were struck off as absentee or deceased voters, while the fate of another 2.7 million – including families like Ali’s – remains undecided and will be determined by tribunals.

Thirteen states and federally-administered territories have undergone the SIR process so far, but West Bengal is the only one where it was followed by an additional layer of special adjudication.

—

These voters had submitted enumeration forms linking them to the 2002 electoral roll – widely regarded as the last “clean” list.

Yet the poll panel used a new, AI-driven process to flag what it called “logical discrepancies” in their records, treating them as doubtful voters.

Despite subsequent re-verification, people like Ali were excluded.

Thank goodness we live in a country where no government body would even consider using without checking computer controlled decisions that affect the rights of individuals!

Robocop “Dead or alive, you’re coming with me”

dv said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy51qg00dezo

Political turmoil in Indian border state as nine million lose voting rights
Muhammad Daud Ali, a former Indian army technician, recently discovered that he was no longer a voter in his home state of West Bengal.

His name – and those of his three children – had been struck off the electoral rolls despite valid documents, including his passport and service records. Only his wife remained on the list.

Ali, 65, and his children are among nine million voters – about 12% of West Bengal’s 76 million electorate – who have been removed from the 2026 rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Voting to elect a new state government will take place later this month in this eastern Indian state.

Of these nine million, more than six million names were struck off as absentee or deceased voters, while the fate of another 2.7 million – including families like Ali’s – remains undecided and will be determined by tribunals.

Thirteen states and federally-administered territories have undergone the SIR process so far, but West Bengal is the only one where it was followed by an additional layer of special adjudication.

—

These voters had submitted enumeration forms linking them to the 2002 electoral roll – widely regarded as the last “clean” list.

Yet the poll panel used a new, AI-driven process to flag what it called “logical discrepancies” in their records, treating them as doubtful voters.

Despite subsequent re-verification, people like Ali were excluded.

Hmmmmm.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy51qg00dezo

Political turmoil in Indian border state as nine million lose voting rights
Muhammad Daud Ali, a former Indian army technician, recently discovered that he was no longer a voter in his home state of West Bengal.

His name – and those of his three children – had been struck off the electoral rolls despite valid documents, including his passport and service records. Only his wife remained on the list.

Ali, 65, and his children are among nine million voters – about 12% of West Bengal’s 76 million electorate – who have been removed from the 2026 rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Voting to elect a new state government will take place later this month in this eastern Indian state.

Of these nine million, more than six million names were struck off as absentee or deceased voters, while the fate of another 2.7 million – including families like Ali’s – remains undecided and will be determined by tribunals.

Thirteen states and federally-administered territories have undergone the SIR process so far, but West Bengal is the only one where it was followed by an additional layer of special adjudication.

—

These voters had submitted enumeration forms linking them to the 2002 electoral roll – widely regarded as the last “clean” list.

Yet the poll panel used a new, AI-driven process to flag what it called “logical discrepancies” in their records, treating them as doubtful voters.

Despite subsequent re-verification, people like Ali were excluded.

Thank goodness we live in a country where no government body would even consider using without checking computer controlled decisions that affect the rights of individuals!

Now remove that tongue from your cheek, please.

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy51qg00dezo

Political turmoil in Indian border state as nine million lose voting rights
Muhammad Daud Ali, a former Indian army technician, recently discovered that he was no longer a voter in his home state of West Bengal.

His name – and those of his three children – had been struck off the electoral rolls despite valid documents, including his passport and service records. Only his wife remained on the list.

Ali, 65, and his children are among nine million voters – about 12% of West Bengal’s 76 million electorate – who have been removed from the 2026 rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Voting to elect a new state government will take place later this month in this eastern Indian state.

Of these nine million, more than six million names were struck off as absentee or deceased voters, while the fate of another 2.7 million – including families like Ali’s – remains undecided and will be determined by tribunals.

Thirteen states and federally-administered territories have undergone the SIR process so far, but West Bengal is the only one where it was followed by an additional layer of special adjudication.

—

These voters had submitted enumeration forms linking them to the 2002 electoral roll – widely regarded as the last “clean” list.

Yet the poll panel used a new, AI-driven process to flag what it called “logical discrepancies” in their records, treating them as doubtful voters.

Despite subsequent re-verification, people like Ali were excluded.

Thank goodness we live in a country where no government body would even consider using without checking computer controlled decisions that affect the rights of individuals!

Now remove that tongue from your cheek, please.

What Palmer did with his micotargeting of poor people he would give everyone $150 extra power week. It was a total lie. He couldn’t do it. But folks are desperate for help. They are easy to manipulate. Folks living in poverty are easy to manipulate. 65% of Queenslanders are reading and writing at a 5th Grade level. So they don’t have the critical literacy skills to decode the MSM.

ms spock said:

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Thank goodness we live in a country where no government body would even consider using without checking computer controlled decisions that affect the rights of individuals!

Now remove that tongue from your cheek, please.

What Palmer did with his micotargeting of poor people he would give everyone $150 extra power week. It was a total lie. He couldn’t do it. But folks are desperate for help. They are easy to manipulate. Folks living in poverty are easy to manipulate. 65% of Queenslanders are reading and writing at a 5th Grade level. So they don’t have the critical literacy skills to decode the MSM.

democracy at work

ms spock said:

What Palmer did with his micotargeting of poor people he would give everyone $150 extra power week. It was a total lie. He couldn’t do it. But folks are desperate for help. They are easy to manipulate. Folks living in poverty are easy to manipulate. 65% of Queenslanders are reading and writing at a 5th Grade level. So they don’t have the critical literacy skills to decode the MSM.

Education is the enemy of right wingers. Where are you getting your stats from? What I found was even lower, a mere 56% according to an ABS survey from 2011/2012.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/education/programme-international-assessment-adult-competencies-australia/latest-release#:~:text=In%20the%20ACT%2C%2067%25%20were,followed%20by%20Queensland%20with%2046%25.

Divine Angel said:

ms spock said:

What Palmer did with his micotargeting of poor people he would give everyone $150 extra power week. It was a total lie. He couldn’t do it. But folks are desperate for help. They are easy to manipulate. Folks living in poverty are easy to manipulate. 65% of Queenslanders are reading and writing at a 5th Grade level. So they don’t have the critical literacy skills to decode the MSM.

Education is the enemy of right wingers. Where are you getting your stats from? What I found was even lower, a mere 56% according to an ABS survey from 2011/2012.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/education/programme-international-assessment-adult-competencies-australia/latest-release#:~:text=In%20the%20ACT%2C%2067%25%20were,followed%20by%20Queensland%20with%2046%25.

I’d be interested in the statistics for critical thinking amongst all adults.
Most people accept that the way our world works is acceptable and ensures the long term survival of our species.
Things like banks and business having far too much power and they way everything requires money is OK.
People in general expect far too much from our planet and it will collapse
Might is right still rules our world and the powerful can bully and do what they like
I don’t think human civilisation will last the century

To borrow Capt spalding’s pedantry hat, literacy and critical thinking are two different things. You’ve got top scientists with PhDs who believe bullshit things like creationist geology ie the world is 4000-6000 years old. There was a post last week about someone with a PhD in English (IIRC) who couldn’t work out why the far side of the moon was illuminated. These people can read and write well enough to gather information for a PhD, but lack critical thinking skills.

Add in promises of a better future by someone whose policies are against the grain because traditional governments aren’t solving problems, and you’ve got a population of RWNJs ripe for the picking. Clive Palmer lacks the charisma Trump apparently possesses. Clive’s reregistered the United Australia Party and promises squillions of dollars spent on advertising coming up to the next election.

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/get-ready-for-the-biggest-clive-palmer-advertising-campaign-ever-20260311-p5o9ix

I don’t know why having a PhD qualifies anyone for anything outside the specialist knowledge of their PhD. Or why possessing one makes everyone think you are that much smarter in general.

All it shows is that you have enough stamina and stubbornness to dedicate a period of time to learn how to write enough words in just the right way to make examiners happy.

and maybe it gets you a tenured role at a tertiary institution. shrug…

Arts said:

I don’t know why having a PhD qualifies anyone for anything outside the specialist knowledge of their PhD. Or why possessing one makes everyone think you are that much smarter in general.

All it shows is that you have enough stamina and stubbornness to dedicate a period of time to learn how to write enough words in just the right way to make examiners happy.

and maybe it gets you a tenured role at a tertiary institution. shrug…

There are plenty of buy-your-phd “colleges” too, which sullies the qualifications somewhat. It’s almost like calling yourself an Amazon bestselling author.

Arts said:

I don’t know why having a PhD qualifies anyone for anything outside the specialist knowledge of their PhD. Or why possessing one makes everyone think you are that much smarter in general.

All it shows is that you have enough stamina and stubbornness to dedicate a period of time to learn how to write enough words in just the right way to make examiners happy.

and maybe it gets you a tenured role at a tertiary institution. shrug…

But why must you climb the greasy pole?

Because it is there!

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

I don’t know why having a PhD qualifies anyone for anything outside the specialist knowledge of their PhD. Or why possessing one makes everyone think you are that much smarter in general.

All it shows is that you have enough stamina and stubbornness to dedicate a period of time to learn how to write enough words in just the right way to make examiners happy.

and maybe it gets you a tenured role at a tertiary institution. shrug…

There are plenty of buy-your-phd “colleges” too, which sullies the qualifications somewhat. It’s almost like calling yourself an Amazon bestselling author.

and don’t get me started on the ‘pay to have your paper published’ journals… everything is sullied and diluted these days..

Arts said:

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

I don’t know why having a PhD qualifies anyone for anything outside the specialist knowledge of their PhD. Or why possessing one makes everyone think you are that much smarter in general.

All it shows is that you have enough stamina and stubbornness to dedicate a period of time to learn how to write enough words in just the right way to make examiners happy.

and maybe it gets you a tenured role at a tertiary institution. shrug…

There are plenty of buy-your-phd “colleges” too, which sullies the qualifications somewhat. It’s almost like calling yourself an Amazon bestselling author.

and don’t get me started on the ‘pay to have your paper published’ journals… everything is sullied and diluted these days..

And you get ads and professional looking talks dressed up as scientific lectures

Arts said:

I don’t know why having a PhD qualifies anyone for anything outside the specialist knowledge of their PhD. Or why possessing one makes everyone think you are that much smarter in general.

All it shows is that you have enough stamina and stubbornness to dedicate a period of time to learn how to write enough words in just the right way to make examiners happy.

and maybe it gets you a tenured role at a tertiary institution. shrug…

Thumbs up!

Michael V said:

Arts said:

I don’t know why having a PhD qualifies anyone for anything outside the specialist knowledge of their PhD. Or why possessing one makes everyone think you are that much smarter in general.

All it shows is that you have enough stamina and stubbornness to dedicate a period of time to learn how to write enough words in just the right way to make examiners happy.

and maybe it gets you a tenured role at a tertiary institution. shrug…

Thumbs up!

Over specialisation breeds in weakness