Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Delhi Poll Body Defends Raghav Chadha’s Electoral Roll Inclusion
Raghav Chadha asked to have his name added to a voter list in Delhi.
He submitted an official Form 6 application on August 26.
An election officer approved it on September 2.
Officials said they waited the required seven days before approving it.
They also said the application followed Election Commission rules.
The Aam Aadmi Party disagreed and said the addition may not have been properly made.
The party asked officials to publish Chadha’s application so people could check it and raise objections.
AAP also questioned why Chadha appeared as voter number 747 when the draft list had 746 names.
Election officials said new names can be placed after the last draft-roll number during the special revision process.
Raghav Chadha filed Form 6 on August 26, 2026, seeking inclusion in the Rajinder Nagar electoral roll.
The Electoral Registration Officer approved the application on September 2 after the mandatory seven-day notice period.
Delhi election officials said the application followed Election Commission procedures and included prescribed supporting documents.
The Aam Aadmi Party alleged Chadha’s name was added “through the back door” and demanded that his Form 6 be made public.
Officials said Special Intensive Revision rules allow approved additions to receive serial numbers after the draft roll’s final entry.
- Who
- Raghav Chadha, the Aam Aadmi Party, and Delhi election officials, including the Electoral Registration Officer for Rajinder Nagar.
- What
- Chadha’s Form 6 application to join the Rajinder Nagar electoral roll was approved, prompting objections from the Aam Aadmi Party.
- When
- The application was filed on August 26, 2026, approved on September 2, and the dispute was reported on September 9-10, 2026.
- Where
- Assembly Constituency 39, Rajinder Nagar, Delhi; the dispute also concerns Chadha’s previous voter registration in Punjab.
- Why
- The Delhi poll body said the application met Election Commission procedures, while AAP questioned the process, public disclosure, and placement of the new entry.
Aam Aadmi Party’s objections
Delhi poll body’s explanation
Whether the registration followed proper procedure
Aam Aadmi Party’s objections
AAP alleged that 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 to the application
Aam Aadmi Party’s objections
AAP national media-in-charge Anurag Dhanda said there was no publicly available record of Chadha’s Form 6 and demanded that the application be released so citizens could raise objections.
Delhi poll body’s explanation
The poll body said eligible people whose names are absent from an electoral roll may apply through Form 6 with prescribed supporting documents, and that applications are handled under applicable election laws and rules.
Serial number and timing of the entry
Aam Aadmi Party’s objections
AAP questioned how Chadha became the 747th entry when the draft roll had 746 voters and the final roll had not yet been published. It also claimed his name did not appear in Form 6 applications received from September 1 to 7.
Delhi poll body’s explanation
The poll body cited May 14 Special Intensive Revision guidelines stating that approved additions during the revision period receive serial numbers continuing after the last entry of the draft roll. Another report said approved names can begin appearing in the database before the final roll is published.
- Applicant
- Raghav Chadha, BJP Rajya Sabha MP
- Application
- Form 6, application number U05039D6N2608261200000
- Application date
- August 26, 2026
- Approval date
- September 2, 2026
- Electoral area
- AC-39, Rajinder Nagar, Delhi
- Notice period
- Mandatory seven days
- Disputed entry
- AAP questioned Chadha’s listing as entry 747 after a draft roll containing 746 voters
- Previous registration
- Officials and reports said his name had been removed from Punjab’s rolls during the Special Intensive Revision
Sources
Raghav Chadha's Name Added To Electoral Roll, AAP Alleges Inclusion 'Through Back Door'
Raghav Chadha filed Form 6 on Aug 26, approved after due procedure: Delhi poll body
Raghav Chadha filed Form 6 on Aug 26, approved after due procedure: Delhi CEO office