Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Delhi draft electoral roll may delete a third of names
Delhi is a big city in India where many people live.
Before elections, the government makes a list of everyone who can vote.
This list is called the electoral roll.
The government recently checked the list to make sure it is correct.
This check is called a Special Intensive Revision.
Workers went door to door to collect forms from every voter.
They could only collect forms from about 97 out of every 145 voters.
That means about one out of every three names might be removed from the list.
Names might be removed if someone moved away, passed away, was listed twice, or could not be found.
The new draft list will be published on August 24, and people can ask to fix mistakes before the final list comes out on October 27.
About a third of Delhi's 1.45 crore electors could be excluded from the draft electoral roll, the highest deletion rate in the country.
Only about 97 lakh enumeration forms — roughly 67% of electors — were collected or digitised by the end of the SIR enumeration phase on Monday.
The remaining 47.62 lakh electors will be marked 'uncollectible', covering those absent, moved, deceased, duplicated, or listed for 'Other' reasons.
The draft roll will be published on August 24, with claims and objections accepted until September 23 and the final roll due on October 27.
Among published draft rolls so far, Telangana had the highest deletions at 21.59%, followed by Arunachal Pradesh (19.09%) and Uttar Pradesh (18.7%).
- Who
- The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi and the Election Commission of India (ECI), which conducted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
- What
- About a third of Delhi's 1.45 crore electors could be excluded from the draft electoral roll, with 47.62 lakh marked 'uncollectible'.
- When
- The enumeration phase ended on Monday, August 17; the draft roll will be published on August 24 and the final roll on October 27.
- Where
- Delhi, India.
- Why
- Enumeration forms could not be collected for many electors, who may have moved, died, been absent, or been listed as duplicates.
- Event
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Delhi electoral rolls
- Deletion rate
- About 33% — highest in the country
- Electors on rolls at start
- 1.45 crore
- Enumeration forms collected/digitised
- About 97 lakh (roughly 67%); sources cite 97.20 lakh digitised or 97.47 lakh collected
- Electors marked 'uncollectible'
- 47.62 lakh
- Draft roll publication
- August 24
- Claims and objections deadline
- September 23
- Final roll publication
- October 27
