Poll process : Illiteracy runs and ruins it

For the past 13 years, i have been a participant in this poll process. However, till now i haven't had a chance to get a voters list, which shows my name or associated details correct. I have made several attempts to get it corrected and even today i have filed Form 8.

The real fact of the matter is that this complete process of Addition, Modification, Corrections are all being run by people who can hardly read well and write properly. There are officers made to sit at booths... but they remain there. The leg soldiers are agents of politicians or just simple people roaming around to make a days living. At least at the place i am, they can't figure out the names and its spellings. People who aren't good enough to read & write are being used by our Polling body to make such important activities. I can only wonder how then we the largest democracy in the world would have correct voters list and the cards that are factually right.

Do we in this country lack people who can write & read well. Is this a real necessity for us to be hiring people who are not educated enough to make these activities. I am not against any one or this is no attempt to discriminate, but what i would like to question is the fact that our Poll activity is being hijacked with such mis-directed proposals of using such people.

The election commission boasts of a website. Can it not be that the details of each person be captured online and then the verification of the details by done by election officers, which in any case they do from door to door. Why are we wasting so much of paper [ The officers insist on submitting 2 copies of Form 6 or 8 ].

Overall, i am sure that there is much more to be done to make elections a proper one. A good attempt is being made i am sure, much has changed since the days of TN Seshan and Jaagore is playing a very important role as well