Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Delhi Draft Rolls Exclude 33% Voters, More in Minority Seats
Delhi is checking and updating its voter lists.
In the first draft, many names were not included.
Overall, about one-third of Delhi’s voters were left out of the draft lists.
Okhla had the largest share of missing names, at 45 percent.
Several other constituencies with many minority voters also had high exclusion rates.
Some seats reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates also had exclusions above 30 percent.
These are draft rolls, not necessarily the final voter lists.
The draft lists cover all 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi.
Delhi’s draft electoral rolls excluded 47.5 lakh of 1.45 crore registered voters, a deletion rate of 33%.
Okhla recorded the highest exclusion rate at 45%, with 1,63,829 of 3,62,813 voters removed from the draft rolls.
Other minority-dominated constituencies recorded exclusions ranging from 23% in Seelampur to 38% in Chandni Chowk.
Among Delhi’s 12 SC-reserved seats, exclusions ranged from 21% in Mangol Puri to 40% in Karol Bagh.
The draft rolls for all 70 Delhi assembly constituencies were published by the Delhi chief electoral officer’s office on Monday.
- Who
- Delhi voters, the Delhi chief electoral officer’s office, and officials involved in the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- What
- Draft electoral rolls excluded 33% of Delhi’s voters overall, with exclusion rates of 20% to 45% in several minority-dominated and SC-reserved constituencies.
- When
- The draft rolls were published on Monday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Across all 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi, including Okhla, Chandni Chowk, Karol Bagh, and other identified constituencies.
- Why
- The exclusions were recorded during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Overall exclusions
- 47.5 lakh of Delhi’s 1.45 crore voters were excluded at the draft stage.
- Overall deletion rate
- 33% across Delhi, described by officials as the highest among states and Union Territories where the exercise has been taken up.
- Highest exclusion
- Okhla recorded 45%, with 1,63,829 of 3,62,813 voters excluded.
- Minority-dominated seats
- Exclusion rates ranged from 23% in Seelampur to 45% in Okhla.
- SC-reserved seats
- Exclusion rates ranged from 21% in Mangol Puri to 40% in Karol Bagh.
- Coverage
- Draft rolls were published for all 70 Delhi assembly constituencies.