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Delhi SIR Notices Expand to Advani, Sisodia and Other Leaders
Election officials in Delhi are checking voter records during a process called a Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
Several well-known people received notices because officials found problems or could not match their records.
L.K. Advani, two family members and BJP MLA Kailash Gahlot’s family were listed under “no mapping.”
Manish Sisodia, his wife and son were also listed with different kinds of mismatches.
The reports say Jayant Advani successfully cleared the mapping exercise.
Officials said people who received notices would be helped to provide documents for verification.
More than 3.3 million voter records were flagged in the larger exercise.
Some political figures expressed concern that voters could eventually be removed from the electoral rolls.
L.K. Advani, Pratibha Advani and Geetika Advani received notices under the “no mapping” category.
Manish Sisodia, his wife Seema and son Meer were also listed for electoral-record discrepancies.
BJP MLA Kailash Gahlot, his wife Moushumi and daughter Jahnavi received “no mapping” notices.
Other prominent names include Arvind Kejriwal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibal, Subramanian Swamy and Bansuri Swaraj.
Election authorities said 3,312,919 electors were flagged across the “no mapping” and “logical discrepancies” categories.
- Who
- L.K. Advani and family members, Manish Sisodia and family members, Kailash Gahlot and family members, and several other political figures received or were named in SIR notices.
- What
- Election authorities issued notices over voter-record discrepancies, including “no mapping,” self-name mismatches and parent-name mismatches.
- Where
- The exercise is taking place in Delhi, including the New Delhi Assembly constituency.
- When
- The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office released the late-notice list on a Friday, almost three weeks after the draft electoral roll was published on August 31; the reports do not specify the year.
- Why
- Officials said the notices were issued because voter records could not be matched or contained other discrepancies.
Election Authorities’ Position
Political Figures’ Concerns
Purpose of the notices
Election Authorities’ Position
Officials said notices were issued because discrepancies were found in voter records and said prominent voters would receive assistance during verification.
Political Figures’ Concerns
Subramanian Swamy said he found it surprising that election officials were under pressure to remove his name and said he might approach the Supreme Court.
Possible effect on voter rolls
Election Authorities’ Position
The notices are part of an ongoing verification exercise involving more than 3.3 million flagged electors.
Political Figures’ Concerns
Subramanian Swamy and Kapil Sibal raised concerns that names could be removed from electoral rolls, with Sibal saying the issue could eventually reach the Supreme Court.
Key facts
- Electoral exercise
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Delhi’s electoral rolls
- Advani family
- L.K. Advani, Pratibha Advani and Geetika Advani were listed under “no mapping”; Jayant Advani cleared the mapping exercise
- Sisodia family
- Manish Sisodia received a notice; Seema was flagged for a self-name mismatch and Meer for a parent-name mismatch
- Other family notices
- Kailash Gahlot, Moushumi Mishra Gahlot and Jahnavi Gahlot were listed under “no mapping”
- Flagged electors
- 1,379,785 were classified as “no mapping” and 1,933,134 as having “logical discrepancies”
- Combined figure
- The two categories total 3,312,919 electors flagged for verification
- Reference-roll description
- One report refers to the 2002 SIR electoral roll, while another describes matching against the electorate from the last update
Sources
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