Delhi residents who received notices during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list for no mapping or logical discrepancies may now submit documents outside the Election Commission’s specified list of 12 documents, according to the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office.
The additional documents will be accepted if they help resolve the objection and satisfy the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), the office said. Merely submitting a document will not be sufficient. The ERO will assess the seriousness of the objection, verify the authenticity of the document and decide whether the evidence addresses the issue under the Election Commission’s directions.
The relaxation is expected to assist voters who cannot obtain one of the documents included in the prescribed list but possess other valid records that can establish the relevant information. The process is particularly significant for cases involving differences between current voter details and older electoral records.
For example, if the spelling of a voter’s father’s name differs from the older record and no educational or government document belonging to the father is available, an identity document belonging to the voter that contains the correct spelling of the father’s name may be considered, provided the ERO is satisfied with the evidence.
The SIR process has generated two categories of notices. A no-mapping case may arise when the details of an existing voter cannot be linked to the 2002 electoral roll through the prescribed process. A logical discrepancy refers to differences between the voter’s current details and older records, including variations in name, age, family relationship or other information that require examination.
The ERO will play the central role in deciding these cases. Officials will examine the documents submitted by voters and the facts connected with each objection. If the evidence is considered reliable, the notice may be resolved on the basis of documents outside the specified 12-document list. If the evidence is not considered sufficient, the case may require further examination or action under the prescribed procedure.
The arrangement places greater importance on case-by-case administrative scrutiny rather than a fixed documentary route. For voters, it also means that records not listed in the standard set may still be relevant if they directly address the discrepancy identified in the notice. The final decision, however, remains subject to the ERO’s satisfaction and the applicable Election Commission guidelines.
Special camps will be held again at all polling stations on October 25, where voters can approach officials to have their notices resolved. Notices arising from no mapping and logical discrepancies can be addressed until November 30.
The deadlines for other electoral-roll actions are earlier. Applications through Form 6 to add new names to the voter list, and objections submitted through the relevant forms, must be filed by October 30. Voters therefore have separate deadlines for resolving existing notices and submitting applications or objections concerning the electoral roll.
