Delhi’s Voter Roll Shake-Up: 1 in 3 Names May Be Missing from Draft List
What Happened
Nearly 47.6 lakh of Delhi’s 1.45 crore registered voters could be left out of the draft electoral roll under the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR). So far, only about 67% of voter enumeration forms have been digitised, with the remaining voters likely to be marked as "uncollectible" due to reasons such as migration, absence, duplicate entries, or death. The draft roll is scheduled for publication on August 24.
Key Takeaways
If current figures hold, Delhi could see the highest draft-stage voter exclusions in the country. However, the draft list is not final, and eligible voters whose names are missing will have an opportunity to file claims and seek inclusion before the final electoral roll is published.