Delhi SIR verification has been completed for 17,03,515 voters who received notices over missing 2002 records or logical discrepancies, taking the process past the halfway mark among the 33 lakh electors identified for review, according to the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office.
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is examining voter eligibility before the final electoral roll is published on 4 December. The Election Commission is preparing to complete the disposal of all claims and objections by 30 November. The verification process covers voters included in the draft roll but asked to provide documents before their eligibility is confirmed in the final list.
Of the 33 lakh voters issued notices, 13.79 lakh could not be matched with records from the 2002 SIR, while 19.33 lakh were flagged for what the authorities described as “logical discrepancy”. The figures indicate that the review is dealing with two separate categories: voters whose earlier records could not be mapped and voters whose details require additional scrutiny.
The CEO’s office said Booth Level Officers are collecting documents through door-to-door visits from voters who received notices. Voters are not required to visit government offices for hearings, according to the report. This arrangement places the verification exercise at the neighbourhood level, using the existing polling-station and booth administration network to contact affected residents.
The scale of the exercise is significant in relation to Delhi’s overall electorate. Before the SIR began, the capital had about 1.45 crore registered voters. Around 97.5 lakh were included in the draft electoral roll, while approximately 47.5 lakh voters were reported by Booth Level Officers under categories including absent, shifted and deceased.
The review has also required targeted assistance in areas affected by displacement and other local disruptions. Special camps were organised for eligible residents left out of the draft roll, including residents of Jailerwala Bagh in the Wazirpur Assembly area and blocks S, A, U and N in Mangolpuri, which were identified as areas affected by recent demolition. A separate camp was organised at the Indian Adult Education Association in I.P. Estate for transgender voter registration.
The Election Commission has also held enrolment camps for new voters at schools, colleges, university campuses and other educational institutions. Students used Form 6 to apply for inclusion in the electoral roll during camps held on 7 and 8 October.
The next formal milestones are the completion of claims and objections by 30 November and publication of Delhi’s final voter list on 4 December. Until then, the notices, document collection and special camps will determine how eligible residents are represented in the final roll.
