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Rahul Gandhi Challenges Bela Estate Voter Deletions After SIR
Rahul Gandhi visited Bela Estate in Delhi to hear residents’ concerns about voter-list changes.
He said 728 people live there, but only one name remained on the voter list after a revision.
This means he believes 727 people were removed.
Gandhi said the residents had voted in recent elections.
He also said many had lived in the area for decades.
Their houses were demolished in 2023, according to his account, but they continued living there.
Gandhi argued that people should not lose voting rights because they do not have formal houses.
He questioned an SDM about who removed the names.
He called the alleged deletions “vote theft” and demanded accountability.
Rahul Gandhi alleged that 727 of Bela Estate’s 728 residents were removed from Delhi’s electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision.
Gandhi visited the Yamuna-side locality, spoke with residents and questioned an SDM about the alleged deletions.
He said residents had lived there for decades and voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha and 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.
Gandhi argued that lacking formal houses should not affect residents’ voting rights, citing reported remarks about “House Number 0” for homeless voters.
He described the deletions as “vote theft” and criticized Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as Congress protests took place across India.
- Who
- Congress leader and Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, residents of Bela Estate, and an SDM discussed the alleged voter-list deletions.
- What
- Gandhi alleged that 727 of 728 residents were removed from the electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision.
- Where
- Bela Estate, along the Yamuna in Delhi.
- When
- The visit and allegations were reported on Monday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- Gandhi said residents’ names were allegedly deleted despite their long-term residence and voting history, and argued that homelessness or the absence of formal houses should not remove voting rights.
Gandhi and Residents’ Concerns
Electoral Administration’s Position
Voter-list deletions
Gandhi and Residents’ Concerns
Rahul Gandhi alleged that 727 Bela Estate residents were removed from the electoral rolls and called the exercise a method of “vote theft.”
Electoral Administration’s Position
The article does not provide a response from the Election Commission, the SDM, or another official explaining the alleged deletions.
Voting rights without formal housing
Gandhi and Residents’ Concerns
Gandhi argued that having a formal house should not determine a person’s right to vote and referred to the reported use of “House Number 0” for homeless voters.
Electoral Administration’s Position
No official position is provided in the article on whether the residents’ housing status justified or affected the voter-list changes.
Key facts
- Locality
- Bela Estate, along the Yamuna in Delhi
- Alleged residents
- 728 people
- Names allegedly remaining
- One name on the voter list after the Special Intensive Revision
- Names allegedly deleted
- 727
- Recent elections cited
- 2024 Lok Sabha elections and 2025 Delhi Assembly elections
- House demolitions cited
- Gandhi said residents’ houses were demolished in 2023
- Election official mentioned
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Quotes
Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
“728 people live in Bela Estate along the Yamuna. After SIR, only one name remained on the voter list, the other 727 names were deleted”
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“Gyanesh Kumar will go. But the system that made him do this will also be held accountable.”
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Sources
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