Delhi voter list applicants whose names were left out during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision process will be able to seek resolution at special camps on October 18 and 25, Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Kumar said on Monday. Eligible residents will be able to submit replies to notices or file Form 6 with the required documents at the camps.
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office said around 20 lakh of the 33 lakh notices issued to voters have already been disposed of. The notices were issued in cases involving logical discrepancies and instances where voter records could not be mapped during the revision process.
According to the office, voters who received notices can submit supporting documents to have their cases resolved. Eligible residents whose names were left out of the electoral roll can also submit Form 6, the application used for inclusion in the voter list. The office said that all eligible voters who submit Form 6 along with the required documents will be included in the electoral roll.
The announcement followed a review meeting attended by sub-divisional magistrates from across Delhi. The officers provided details of cases in their respective areas where notices had already been resolved. The CEO’s office said four special camps had been held previously as part of the process.
The camps are intended to provide a direct avenue for residents to respond to notices and address omissions from the draft electoral roll. The process places responsibility on applicants to submit the prescribed forms and supporting documents, while officials will examine the submissions and record the outcome of each case.
The revision has also triggered opposition from several political parties. Last week, leaders of parties belonging to the INDIA bloc met Ashok Kumar after marching from Kashmere Gate to the Delhi election office. Their delegation submitted a memorandum seeking cancellation of the revision exercise and restoration of names removed from the draft electoral roll.
In a statement issued by the opposition parties, the leaders said more than 47.56 lakh names had been removed from the draft list and demanded that notices issued because of record discrepancies be withdrawn. They also sought restoration of the names of all eligible voters who had been excluded.
The Delhi election authorities have not announced a separate final figure for the number of names that will ultimately be restored through the camps and Form 6 applications. The next scheduled opportunities for affected residents to submit replies or applications are the special camps on October 18 and 25.
