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Sibal Accuses Election Commission of Manipulating Electoral Rolls

Sibal Accuses Election Commission of Manipulating Electoral Rolls
Special intensive deletion of valid votes; special intensive addition of invalid votes: Sibal slams SIR · theprint.in

The Election Commission of India is checking and updating voter lists.

Kapil Sibal said he and his wife received notices during this process.

He said his name was already on the draft list and questioned why he was asked to explain his details.

Sibal argued that ordinary people may find it even harder to respond to such notices.

He accused officials of removing some real voters and adding people who should not be on the list.

He also questioned whether elections are meaningful if the process is designed to keep one party in power.

Election officials said several prominent people received notices because of discrepancies in their forms.

Officials also said Rekha Gupta’s entry was validated and that her name would remain on the final list.

The final electoral roll for her constituency is scheduled to be published on November 4.

Key facts

Revision process
Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of electoral rolls
Sibal's complaint
He said he received a notice despite appearing in the draft register.
Notice explanation
The notice cited a mismatch involving his and his father's names between current and previous electoral rolls.
Sibal's allegation
He alleged that valid voters were being deleted and invalid or fabricated voters were being added.
Other prominent voters
Officials said Rekha Gupta, Arvind Kejriwal and Sibal received notices over discrepancies in enumeration forms.
Rekha Gupta's status
Her entry was validated, and officials said her name would be included in the final Shalimar Bagh electoral roll.
Publication date
The final electoral roll for Shalimar Bagh was scheduled for November 4.

Quotes

Kapil Sibal

Independent Rajya Sabha MP and former Union minister

“What kind of special intensive revision is it? Special intensive deletion and special intensive addition, delete valid votes and add invalid votes. That is what this is all about.”
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“Till date, I have not got a physical copy of the notice sent to me. I don’t have a copy; it has not been served here, it’s not in my office.”
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