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Delhi Poll Body Defends Chadha Voter Registration Approval
Raghav Chadha asked to have his name added to a voter list in Delhi.
He submitted Form 6 on August 26.
An election official approved it on September 2.
The official said the required seven-day notice period was completed.
The Delhi poll office said the application followed Election Commission rules.
The Aam Aadmi Party disagreed with this explanation.
It said the form should be made public so people can raise objections.
The party also questioned why Chadha appeared as voter number 747.
The poll office said new names can receive numbers after the last name in the draft list during the special revision.
Raghav Chadha filed Form 6 to join the Rajinder Nagar electoral roll on August 26.
The Electoral Registration Officer approved the application on September 2 after a mandatory seven-day notice period.
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office said the application followed Election Commission procedures and included prescribed documents.
The Aam Aadmi Party alleged Chadha’s name was added “through the back door” and sought public disclosure of Form 6.
The poll body said additions during the Special Intensive Revision receive serial numbers after the draft roll’s final entry.
- Who
- Raghav Chadha, the Aam Aadmi Party, and Delhi election officials.
- What
- Chadha’s Form 6 application for inclusion in the Rajinder Nagar electoral roll was approved, prompting objections from the Aam Aadmi Party.
- Where
- Assembly Constituency 39, Rajinder Nagar, Delhi.
- When
- The application was filed on August 26 and approved on September 2; the dispute was reported on September 9.
- Why
- The Delhi poll body said the application was processed under Election Commission rules, while the Aam Aadmi Party questioned the registration and requested public access to the form.
Aam Aadmi Party’s objections
Delhi poll body’s explanation
Whether the registration followed proper procedure
Aam Aadmi Party’s objections
The Aam Aadmi Party alleged Chadha’s name was added to the electoral roll “through the back door” and questioned whether political pressure was involved.
Delhi poll body’s explanation
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office said Chadha filed Form 6 on August 26 and that the Electoral Registration Officer approved it on September 2 after the mandatory seven-day notice period.
Public access and objections
Aam Aadmi Party’s objections
AAP national media-in-charge Anurag Dhanda demanded that Chadha’s Form 6 be made public and that citizens be allowed to file objections as they can for any ordinary elector.
Delhi poll body’s explanation
The poll body said eligible people whose names are absent from the electoral roll may apply through Form 6 with prescribed supporting documents.
Placement in the electoral roll
Aam Aadmi Party’s objections
AAP claimed Chadha’s name did not appear in Form 6 applications received in Rajinder Nagar from September 1 to 7 and questioned how he became the 747th entry when the draft roll had 746 voters.
Delhi poll body’s explanation
The poll body cited May 14 guidelines stating that additions during the Special Intensive Revision receive serial numbers continuing after the last entry in the draft roll.
Key facts
- Applicant
- Raghav Chadha, BJP Rajya Sabha MP
- Application
- Form 6; application number U05039D6N2608261200000
- Application date
- August 26
- Approval date
- September 2
- Electoral area
- AC-39, Rajinder Nagar, Delhi
- Notice period
- Mandatory seven days
- Disputed serial number
- AAP questioned Chadha’s listing as entry 747 after a draft roll containing 746 voters
Quotes
Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office
Delhi’s electoral administration office
“The Form was approved by the Electoral Registration Officer of the AC-39 (Rajinder Nagar) after completion of mandatory notice period of 07 days.”
theprint.in
“As per record available, Raghav Chadha, MP (Rajya Sabha) applied for inclusion of his name in Form 6 in AC-39 (Rajinder Nagar) on August 26.”
theprint.in
indianexpress.com
Sources
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