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Why Prominent Delhi Voters Received Notices During SIR Review
Delhi is checking its voter lists through a process called the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
The check compares voters’ current information with older records from 2002.
Some records did not match, so the Election Commission sent notices asking people to verify their details.
Among those receiving notices were L K Advani, S Jaishankar, Jagdeep Dhankhar and S S Sandhu.
The notices do not automatically mean that anyone will lose the right to vote.
People can send documents and explain their information to election officials.
Officials said names can only be removed after the voter gets a chance to respond.
Kapil Sibal criticised the process, while the Delhi election office said it was simply correcting records.
L K Advani, S Jaishankar, Jagdeep Dhankhar and S S Sandhu received notices over discrepancies in voter details.
Most notices involved voter information that did not match the 2002 electoral-roll revision records.
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer said the notices were system-generated and intended to correct ECINET records.
A total of 33.13 lakh notices were being issued after draft rolls covering more than 97 lakh voters were published.
Voters can submit documents and responses, and officials said names cannot be removed without an opportunity to be heard.
- Who
- Prominent voters including L K Advani, S Jaishankar, Jagdeep Dhankhar, S S Sandhu, Kapil Sibal and Manish Sisodia, among many others.
- What
- They received or were listed for system-generated notices over discrepancies in voter information submitted during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Where
- The affected voters are registered in Delhi constituencies, including New Delhi, Sunehri Bagh and Delhi Cantonment.
- When
- The notices were reported on Sunday during the ongoing SIR; the claims and objections stage ends September 30, with responses requested by October 29.
- Why
- Their submitted details could not be matched with the 2002 SIR records or contained discrepancies in names, parent details or other information.
Critics' concerns
Election officials' position
Purpose of the notices
Critics' concerns
Kapil Sibal called the exercise “special intensive deletion” of votes and criticised the Election Commission.
Election officials' position
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer said the notices were system-generated requests to correct discrepancies in ECINET records.
Risk to voter status
Critics' concerns
The large number of notices raised concerns about voters being removed from the rolls.
Election officials' position
Officials said receiving a notice does not automatically remove a voter and that no name can be deleted without an opportunity to respond and an appealable order.
Treatment of prominent voters
Critics' concerns
Critics pointed to notices issued to senior politicians, officials and other prominent voters as evidence of serious problems with the revision.
Election officials' position
Officials said the notices reflected logical discrepancies in submitted forms and that prominent voters’ names would be retained after verification.
Key facts
- Review process
- Special Intensive Revision of Delhi electoral rolls
- Draft-roll size
- More than 97 lakh voters
- Notices issued
- 33.13 lakh notices over reported discrepancies
- Common issue
- Voter information was unmapped or did not match the 2002 SIR records
- Response deadline
- Voters were asked to submit responses and documents by October 29
- Claims and objections deadline
- The process ends September 30
- Final-roll publication
- The final electoral roll was scheduled for publication on November 4
Quotes
Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office
The Delhi election authority responsible for the SIR process.
“Therefore, there is no existential crisis as is being brought out in Social & Print Media,”
indianexpress.com
m.rediff.com
freepressjournal.in
“We are aware of his death and now his name will be excluded from the final list.”
indianexpress.com
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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