Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Delhi SIR May Exclude 47.7 Lakh Voters From Draft Roll
Delhi is checking its voter lists through an exercise called SIR.
The check may leave about 47.7 lakh voters out of the draft list.
This does not necessarily mean all of them will lose their voting rights.
Officials found records that may contain unusual details.
For example, a person’s name might not match between the current list and the 2002 list.
The ages recorded for a voter and a parent might also seem unusually close or far apart.
Officials may also flag siblings whose recorded birthdays are less than nine months apart.
These records may need further checking before the final voter list is prepared.
About 47.7 lakh voters in Delhi may be left out of the draft electoral roll after the SIR exercise.
A Delhi CEO official said the exercise identified possible anomalies in voter records.
One possible anomaly is a mismatch between an elector’s name in the current roll and the 2002 roll.
Other flagged issues include an age gap of under 15 years or over 50 years between an elector and a parent.
A gap of less than nine months between siblings’ birth dates was also listed as a possible anomaly.
- Who
- About 47.7 lakh Delhi voters and officials conducting the SIR exercise.
- What
- Possible exclusion of voters from Delhi’s draft electoral roll because of anomalies in voter records.
- When
- After the SIR exercise; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Delhi.
- Why
- Officials identified possible record anomalies, including name mismatches, unusual age gaps between electors and parents, and very close sibling birth dates.
- Potentially affected voters
- About 47.7 lakh
- List involved
- Delhi’s draft electoral roll
- Review exercise
- SIR exercise
- Name-related anomaly
- A mismatch between an elector’s name in the current roll and the 2002 roll
- Parent-child age anomaly
- An age gap of less than 15 years or more than 50 years
- Sibling birth-date anomaly
- A gap of less than nine months between siblings’ birth dates