印度正在于2023年12月31日更新12个地区的5亿选民名单, India is updating voter lists for 500 million people in 12 regions by Dec. 31, 2023, amid challenges and controversy.

印度正在对12个州和中央直辖区近5亿人进行前所未有的选民名单更新, India is conducting an unprecedented voter list update for nearly 500 million people across 12 states and union territories, with a New Year’s Eve deadline in Uttar Pradesh. 这项旨在使2003年最后一次更新的数据库现代化的努力涉及数万名公务员,他们在时间紧迫、公众抵制和官僚主义障碍的情况下亲手核查记录。 The effort, aimed at modernizing a database last updated in 2003, involves tens of thousands of civil servants verifying records by hand amid tight timelines, public resistance, and bureaucratic hurdles. 挑战包括缺少证件、移徙、改名和认识低,而批评者则声称有政治动机,包括可能剥夺少数群体的权利,而官员则否认这一点。 Challenges include missing documentation, migration, name changes, and low awareness, while critics allege political motives, including potential disenfranchisement of minorities—denied by officials. 随着印度努力在2024年大选之前保持选举公正, 这场运动因其规模、速度和对工人的压力(包括自杀)而受到审查。 The drive has drawn scrutiny due to its scale, speed, and reported stress on workers, including suicides, as India strives to maintain electoral integrity ahead of the 2024 general elections.