Delhi electoral roll revision issues

Notes

• Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi involves a verification and mapping phase for voter data.
• As of the end of the enumeration phase, 97.5 lakh (67.2%) of voters have been digitised and verified.
• 47.6 lakh voters are placed in the Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others (ASDDO) list.
• The ASDDO list includes nearly 10 lakh duplicate entries and 2-3 lakh entries in the 'Others' category.
• 32.8% of voters in Delhi will not appear in the draft roll to be published on August 24 due to pending verification or exclusion.
• The claims and objections phase is scheduled from August 24 to September 23, allowing excluded individuals to submit Form 6 for enrolment.
• Technical challenges include mismatches between Aadhaar and voter ID data and the inability to process last-minute online form submissions.
• Administrative issues reported include miscommunication by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) regarding deadlines and difficulties in coordinating between different BLOs.

Part of a longer story

This is day 51 of 76 in Election Commission of India electoral roll revision exercises, which has been running since 21 June 2026. Reading it whole is usually worth more than reading today alone — the exam asks how something developed.

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