EC to use AI tools to detect fake, deceased voters during SIR in Bengal

Kolkata, Nov 18 (PTI) The Election Commission is set to introduce artificial intelligence-based verification systems during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal to prevent the inclusion of fake or deceased voters, a senior official said on Tuesday.

By analysing facial similarities across photographs in the voter database, the AI system will help identify individuals registered at multiple locations.

"We are taking the help of AI because of a rise in the number of complaints regarding the misuse of voters' photographs, especially those of migrant workers," the official told PTI.

"AI-enabled facial matching technology will be used to detect instances where the same voter's photograph appears in multiple locations across the rolls," he said.

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