NEW DELHI — The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Delhi, has issued a formal clarification regarding the addition of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha to the electoral rolls of the AC-39 (Rajinder Nagar) assembly constituency.
The poll body stated that the inclusion was processed following standard statutory protocols under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, rejecting allegations of procedural irregularities raised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Electoral Administration & Updation Matrix
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Jurisdictional Authority: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Delhi.
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Constituency / Booth Location: AC-39 (Rajinder Nagar), Booth Part No. 46.
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Subject Elector: Raghav Chadha (Rajya Sabha MP | Transferred from AAP to BJP in April 2026).
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Statutory Framework: Form 6 (Application for inclusion of name in electoral roll) under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) guidelines.
Procedural Timeline & Official Findings
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August 26, 2026: Chadha submitted Form 6 (Application No. 05039D6N2608261200000) for voter inclusion at his ancestral Rajinder Nagar address.
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August 26 – September 2, 2026: Mandatory 7-day statutory notice and objection period completed.
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September 2, 2026: Application approved by Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).
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Serial Number Assignment (Entry #747): Added sequentially after the draft roll frozen baseline of 746 voters, per EC guidelines dated May 14 on SIR additions.
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Cross-Jurisdictional Alignment: Follows the removal/deletion of Chadha’s voter registration from his previous electoral constituency in Punjab.
Political Objections vs. Administrative Response
| Metric / Issue | AAP Claims (Anurag Dhanda / Saurabh Bharadwaj) | CEO Delhi / ECI Clarification |
| Addition Method | Alleged “back-door” inclusion; queried entry #747 after freeze. | Standard Form 6 processing during Claims & Objections window. |
| Public Inspection | Demanded public disclosure of Form 6 for objections. | Adhered to statutory 7-day notice period for ERO disposal. |
| Sequence Alignment | Questioned entry following the draft baseline of 746. | Sequential numbering rule applied per SIR framework guidelines. |
