Archive · 6 Oct 2026
BJD MP Alleges Odisha Voter Deletions During SIR
BJD MP Sulata Deo joined a protest about voter names being removed from lists.
She said about 27.5 lakh names were removed in Odisha during a process called SIR.
She also said many names were removed across India.
Deo described a case in Dhamnagar where she said 227 minority voters in one ward were deleted.
She accused the Chief Election Commissioner of not following proper steps.
The article reports her claims but does not provide a response from the Election Commission.
INDIA bloc politicians marched toward the Election Commission’s office.
They were stopped, and some leaders held a sit-in protest.
BJD MP Sulata Deo alleged that about 27.5 lakh voters were omitted in Odisha during the SIR process.
Deo said 13 crore voters had been deleted across India, and cited 227 minority voters removed from one Dhamnagar ward.
She said a booth-level officer raised objections in Dhamnagar and an Electoral Registration Officer was suspended afterward.
Deo criticized Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and disputed his account of the Supreme Court’s involvement in SIR decisions.
INDIA bloc MPs protested against the CEC and were stopped from proceeding to the Election Commission of India headquarters; Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi then staged a sit-in.
- Who
- BJD MP Sulata Deo and INDIA bloc MPs, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi.
- What
- Deo alleged large-scale voter-list deletions during SIR and joined a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- When
- The article does not specify the date of the protest.
- Where
- New Delhi; Deo also cited Dhamnagar in Odisha’s Bhadrak district.
- Why
- The INDIA bloc protested over alleged voter deletions and concerns about the SIR process.
Deo’s allegations
Election Commission position
Voter deletions
Deo’s allegations
Deo said names were improperly deleted during SIR, including about 27.5 lakh in Odisha, and argued that this undermines democracy.
Election Commission position
The article provides no response from the Election Commission to Deo’s allegations.
Supreme Court involvement
Deo’s allegations
Deo said the Supreme Court indicated that the CEC had not taken the steps he claimed were taken with the Court in the loop.
Election Commission position
The article attributes to Kumar an earlier claim that decisions were taken with the Supreme Court in the loop, but gives no further response from him or the Commission.
- Odisha deletions alleged by Deo
- About 27.5 lakh voter names
- National deletions alleged by Deo
- 13 crore voter names
- Dhamnagar example cited
- 227 minority voters in one ward
- Location of cited ward
- Dhamnagar, Bhadrak district, Odisha
- Protest destination
- Election Commission of India headquarters
- Leaders reported at sit-in
- Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi