Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Delhi Draft Voter Rolls Exclude 47.56 Lakh; Claims Remain Open
Delhi checked its voter list in a process called a Special Intensive Revision.
The draft list now has about 97.53 lakh voters instead of about 1.45 crore.
This means nearly 47.57 lakh names were left out for now.
Most of those names belonged to people marked absent or permanently shifted.
Some names were also marked as belonging to deceased voters or people registered in more than one place.
The number of exclusions was different in different parts of Delhi.
Okhla and several other constituencies had particularly high deletion rates.
People whose names are missing can ask for inclusion or correction before the final list is published.
Delhi's draft electoral roll lists 97,53,577 voters, down from 1,45,10,299 before the revision.
A total of 47,56,722 names, or 32.8% of the earlier electorate, were excluded at the draft stage.
Permanently shifted or absent voters made up 43,32,775 exclusions, while 2,82,412 were marked deceased and 1,41,535 duplicates.
Deletion rates were especially high in several minority-dominated and SC-reserved constituencies, ranging from about 20% to 45% or more.
Voters can seek inclusion or correction through Form 6 during the claims period ending September 30; the final roll is scheduled for November 4.
- Who
- Delhi voters, including people classified as absent, shifted, deceased, duplicate, or otherwise unverified.
- What
- A Special Intensive Revision draft electoral roll excluded 47,56,722 entries, reducing the listed electorate by 32.8%.
- When
- Enumeration took place from June 30 to August 17; the claims period is reported as August 31 to September 30, 2026, and the final roll is scheduled for November 4.
- Where
- Across Delhi's 70 assembly constituencies and its districts.
- Why
- Officials said the exclusions followed verification in which forms could not be recovered from people who had moved, could not be found, missed the deadline, or declined to re-register.
Official Explanation
Voter-Protection Concern
Meaning of the exclusions
Official Explanation
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's data describes the removals as the result of verification, including checks for absent, shifted, deceased, duplicate, and other unverified entries.
Voter-Protection Concern
The draft figures may omit genuine voters because some people relocated, could not be found, failed to submit forms on time, or declined to re-register; affected electors must use the claims process to be restored.
Whether removals are final
Official Explanation
Officials say the draft roll is an interim result and names excluded at this stage are not necessarily permanently removed.
Voter-Protection Concern
Citizens whose names are missing face a deadline to submit Form 6 and supporting declarations before the final roll is prepared.
Distribution of deletions
Official Explanation
The revision produced a citywide deletion rate of about 33%, with officials identifying verification categories as the main reason.
Voter-Protection Concern
The concentration of exclusions in some minority-dominated and SC-reserved constituencies, including Okhla and Patel Nagar, has drawn attention to uneven local impacts.
- Electorate before revision
- 1,45,10,299 voters, or about 1.45 crore
- Draft electorate
- 97,53,577 voters, or about 97.53 lakh
- Draft exclusions
- 47,56,722 entries, representing a 32.8% reduction
- Main exclusion category
- 43,32,775 voters marked permanently shifted, absent, or otherwise unverified
- Other exclusion categories
- 2,82,412 deceased voters and 1,41,535 duplicate or multiple-location registrations
- Highest district deletion rate
- South East Delhi, at 43.61%, followed by New Delhi at 39.02%
- Highest constituency figures
- One analysis listed Tughlakabad at 47.8%, Okhla at 45.2%, RK Puram at 44.4%, and Kasturba Nagar at 43.9%; another report gave Okhla as 45%
- Claims and final roll
- Claims and objections end September 30; the final electoral roll is scheduled for November 4
