Archive · 26 Sep 2026
Delhi SIR Notices for Prominent Voters Cleared After Verification
Delhi is checking its voter list in an exercise called the Special Intensive Revision.
Some famous people received notices because their current voter details did not match an older list from 2002.
This did not automatically mean their names would be removed.
Election workers visited many of them and checked their documents.
Officials said most of the prominent voters were successfully verified.
Their names were reserved for the final voter list.
The final list is expected on November 4.
Officials said nobody can be removed without a chance to explain and appeal.
L K Advani, Jagdeep Dhankhar, S Jaishankar, Rekha Gupta and Arvind Kejriwal received notices during Delhi’s SIR.
Most notices were issued because voters were “unmapped with last SIR” in Delhi’s 2002 electoral roll.
Booth-level officers visited prominent voters and checked supporting documents to verify their details.
Officials reserved the verified voters’ names for inclusion in Delhi’s final electoral roll, due November 4.
The draft roll lists more than 97 lakh electors, while about 33.13 lakh were flagged over discrepancies.
- Who
- Delhi poll officials and voters, including L K Advani, Jagdeep Dhankhar, S Jaishankar, Rekha Gupta and Arvind Kejriwal.
- What
- Prominent voters received notices during Delhi’s Special Intensive Revision, and most were verified for inclusion in the final electoral roll.
- When
- During the ongoing SIR; field verification occurred in the days before officials’ Thursday announcement, and the final roll is scheduled for November 4.
- Where
- Delhi, with most of the prominent cases involving the New Delhi Assembly constituency.
- Why
- Their enumeration forms contained discrepancies, mainly because their details could not be matched with Delhi’s electoral roll from the 2002 SIR.
- Electoral exercise
- Special Intensive Revision of Delhi’s electoral rolls
- Prominent voters named
- L K Advani, Jagdeep Dhankhar, S Jaishankar, Rekha Gupta and Arvind Kejriwal
- Main notice reason
- Voters were classified as “unmapped with last SIR” in Delhi in 2002
- Draft roll size
- More than 97 lakh electors
- Electors flagged
- About 33.13 lakh electors identified for notices over discrepancies
- Final roll date
- November 4
- Deletion safeguard
- A voter must receive an opportunity to be heard before deletion, followed by a reasoned and appealable order
