Delhi Election Office Resolves 20 Lakh Voter List Discrepancies Ahead of Final Roll Deadline

NEW DELHI — Amid ongoing political debate surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the office of Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) announced that election officials have resolved 20 lakh out of 33 lakh flagged cases in the capital’s draft electoral rolls.

The administrative drive targets entries flagged for logical discrepancies—such as inconsistencies in name or age—or for lacking mapping to the 2002 electoral database. Out of a total voting base of 1.45 crore in Delhi, over 47 lakh voters were initially removed from the draft rolls during the revision process.

Key Takeaways

• 20 Lakh Discrepancies Cleared: Election authorities have processed and resolved 20 lakh flagged voter cases out of 33 lakh total notices issued in Delhi.

• Special Assistance Camps Scheduled: Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct special voter assistance camps on October 18 and October 25 to help citizens resolve pending claims.

• 2.17 Lakh New Applicants: Since the draft roll publication on August 31, a total of 2,17,391 citizens have submitted Form-6 for voter registration.

• Final Publication Timeline: The claims and objections phase runs through October 30, with final disposal scheduled for November 30 and the updated voter list set for release on December 4.

Outreach and Voter Inclusion Mandate

In an official communication, the Delhi CEO’s office reaffirmed its commitment alongside the Election Commission of India to ensure that no eligible citizen is omitted from the electoral roll.

“No eligible voter will be excluded from the voter list,” the office of Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer stated, urging residents to reach out to local electoral machinery—comprising nearly 15,000 Booth-Level Officers, 902 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers, and 13 District Election Officers—for grievance redressal.

Key Electoral Roll Milestones