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Delhi Draft Voter Rolls Shrink 47.6 Lakh Amid Errors
Delhi has published a temporary list of voters after a special checking process.
The list has 47.6 lakh fewer names than before.
Officials said names were removed for reasons such as moving away, dying, being registered elsewhere, or not submitting forms.
Many voters say the new list contains mistakes.
Some people found that their ages were reduced by one year.
Others saw misspelled names or extra words added to their names.
People who moved homes were sometimes removed even though they still wanted to vote from their old address.
Officials told voters to use Form 8 to fix details, while some deleted voters were told to use Form 6 for fresh registration.
The final voter list is expected to address some of these problems.
Delhi’s draft voter rolls show 47.6 lakh deletions, reducing the electorate by 32.78% from about 1.45 crore.
Deletions were attributed to voters being absent, shifted, deceased, registered elsewhere, or failing to submit enumeration forms.
Voters reported incorrect ages, misspelled names, altered names, and other discrepancies in the draft rolls.
Some voters who had moved homes were deleted and told to seek fresh registration through Form 6.
Election officials said voters should use Form 8 to correct names, ages, addresses, photographs, or other details before the final rolls.
- Who
- Delhi voters, election officials, and Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Kumar are involved.
- What
- A special intensive revision produced draft voter rolls with 47.6 lakh fewer names and reported errors in ages, names, addresses, and photographs.
- Where
- Delhi, including constituencies such as Kondli, Kalkaji, Trilokpuri, Timarpur, Shalimar Bagh, and Malviya Nagar.
- When
- The draft rolls were published on Monday; October 1 is the qualifying date used for recording voters’ ages.
- Why
- Names were deleted for reasons including absence, relocation, death, registration elsewhere, or failure to submit enumeration forms; voters can seek corrections or inclusion through prescribed forms.
Voter concerns
Election officials’ position
Accuracy of voter details
Voter concerns
Voters reported ages reduced by a year, misspelled or altered names, and photographs that did not match newly submitted images.
Election officials’ position
Officials said voters should verify names and relatives’ names and submit Form 8 for corrections; they said the final roll would address age corrections.
Effect of age discrepancies
Voter concerns
Voters questioned why their recorded ages were wrong, particularly when their birthdays fell before the October 1 qualifying date.
Election officials’ position
Officials said the discrepancy was immaterial because the election database retained dates of birth from documents submitted during enrolment.
Voters who changed residence
Voter concerns
Some voters who moved within Delhi said they were deleted despite continuing to rely on their old registered addresses and wanting to vote there.
Election officials’ position
Officials advised some deleted voters to file Form 6 for fresh registration, although the form requires applicants to declare that they are applying for inclusion for the first time.
Key facts
- Previous voter strength
- About 1.45 crore
- Reported deletions
- 47.6 lakh voters
- Reduction
- 32.78 percent
- Correction form
- Form 8 is used to correct names, ages, addresses, photographs, and other details.
- Fresh registration form
- Form 6 is used for inclusion in the electoral roll for the first time.
- Qualifying date
- October 1
- Photo availability
- Photos are not displayed on the draft rolls or downloaded voter information slips, but photo rolls are available with Booth-Level Officers.
Quotes
P. Sunderarajan
A Delhi voter from Kondli
“I moved to Shalimar Bagh five years ago but my brother stayed in the same house and after him, a friend now stays there. All my documents are linked to that address and I have always voted from there.”
telegraphindia.com
“I was born on September 12, 1957, so I was surprised to see that my age on the draft list is 68 and not 69.”
telegraphindia.com
An election official
An election official consulted by The Telegraph
“What is important is to check the spelling of your name and relative’s name on the roll and file Form 8 if it is wrongly spelt…. We are trying to correct the age in the final roll.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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