Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Delhi SIR Flags Advani, Sisodia Among 33 Lakh Voters
Delhi officials are checking the city’s voter list.
They sent notices to about 33.13 lakh voters because some information could not be matched with an older list or contained differences.
Former leaders L K Advani and Manish Sisodia are among the people who received notices.
Some members of their families received notices too.
For Advani’s family, some names could not be matched with the 2002 voter list.
For Sisodia’s family, officials mentioned differences involving names or parents’ names.
A notice does not mean that a person has been removed from the voter list.
People can provide documents or answer the notice to confirm their details.
The final voter list is expected on November 4.
Former deputy prime minister L K Advani and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia are among 33.13 lakh voters issued notices during Delhi’s Special Intensive Revision.
Advani, his daughter Pratibha and daughter-in-law Geetika could not be mapped to the 2002 electoral roll, while his son Jayant cleared the mapping exercise.
Sisodia, his wife Seema and their son Meer received notices citing unspecified or name-related discrepancies in their enumeration forms.
Election officials said notices concern missing links to the previous roll or logical discrepancies and do not automatically mean voter names were deleted.
Voters must submit replies and supporting documents by October 29, while the final electoral roll is scheduled for publication on November 4.
- Who
- Delhi election authorities and 33.13 lakh voters, including L K Advani, Manish Sisodia, Rekha Gupta and Arvind Kejriwal, are involved.
- What
- Officials issued notices over missing links to the previous electoral roll or discrepancies in voter enumeration forms.
- When
- The door-to-door verification took place from June 30 to August 17; replies are due by October 29, and the final roll is scheduled for November 4.
- Where
- The scrutiny concerns Delhi’s electoral roll, including the New Delhi and Shalimar Bagh constituencies.
- Why
- Authorities said some voters could not be mapped to the 2002 roll or had differences in names, dates of birth or other submitted details.
Aam Aadmi Party’s Concerns
Election Officials’ Explanation
Political significance of prominent voters receiving notices
Aam Aadmi Party’s Concerns
The Aam Aadmi Party questioned the notice issued to its national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, and the scrutiny involving prominent party figures.
Election Officials’ Explanation
Election officials said notices were part of the routine Special Intensive Revision process and were issued to voters across categories when records could not be linked or contained discrepancies.
Meaning of the notices
Aam Aadmi Party’s Concerns
The notices prompted concern about whether prominent voters’ electoral status could be affected.
Election Officials’ Explanation
Officials said a notice does not mean deletion; affected voters can submit documents and replies, and names will be included after verification and due process.
- Voters identified for notices
- 33.13 lakh out of approximately 97 lakh voters in the draft rolls
- Previous electoral roll
- The 2002 Special Intensive Revision roll
- Advani family
- L K Advani, Pratibha and Geetika received notices; Jayant cleared mapping
- Sisodia family
- Manish Sisodia, Seema and Meer received notices
- Claims and objections deadline
- September 30
- Document submission deadline
- October 29
- Final electoral roll
- Scheduled for publication on November 4
- Rekha Gupta’s status
- Her entry was validated after document verification for inclusion in the Shalimar Bagh roll
Sources
Advani, Sisodia Among 33 Lakh Delhi Voters Issued SIR Notices
Delhi SIR: Advani, Sisodia among voters flagged over discrepancies in electoral roll details
LK Advani And Manish Sisodia Among Those Issued Notices Over Voter Details
Delhi SIR: Advani, Sisodia figure in list of voters with ‘discrepancies’
