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Delhi Voter Registration Lags After 47.5 Lakh Names Removed
Delhi is checking its voter list and removed about 47.5 lakh names from the draft list.
People whose names are missing can apply again using a form called Form 6.
During the first half of the application period, 62,583 people applied.
The deadline to apply is September 30.
Officials expect more people to submit applications before then.
They say registrations may be slow because many people move to Delhi temporarily and later leave.
Some people may also lack the documents needed to prove their earlier voter registration.
The final voter list is expected on November 4.
Only 62,583 Form 6 applications were submitted during the first 15 days of the claims period.
About 47.5 lakh voters were removed from Delhi’s draft electoral rolls during the SIR exercise.
Voters can submit Form 6 and supporting documents until September 30 for inclusion in final rolls.
Nearly 1,400 Form 6A applications from overseas Indians were received by September 15.
The final electoral rolls are scheduled for publication on November 4, while notices are being issued to around 33 lakh listed voters over discrepancies.
- Who
- Delhi voters, poll officials, and overseas Indians seeking registration.
- What
- A Special Intensive Revision is reviewing Delhi’s electoral rolls, with voters submitting Form 6 to restore or obtain registration.
- Where
- Delhi, across its 13 districts and 70 Assembly constituencies.
- When
- The first 15 days ended September 15; applications are accepted until September 30, and final rolls are scheduled for November 4.
- Why
- Voters whose names were excluded or whose details contain discrepancies must submit applications and supporting documents for possible inclusion.
Officials’ explanation
Concern over registration pace
Why applications are limited
Officials’ explanation
A senior CEO office official said Delhi has many temporary or “floating” residents who move to other states after living in the Capital for a few years.
Concern over registration pace
The low total is notable because about 47.5 lakh voters were removed from the draft rolls, while only 62,583 Form 6 applications were submitted in the first 15 days.
Missing enumeration forms
Officials’ explanation
Officials said more than 47 lakh people did not submit enumeration forms during door-to-door verification, suggesting they did not want to remain Delhi voters or lacked proper previous-registration records.
Concern over registration pace
The absence of those forms means many removed voters may still need to take action before the September 30 deadline if they want to be included.
Further changes to the rolls
Officials’ explanation
Officials said the final voter count could fall further because notices are being issued over discrepancies in the details of about 33 lakh people included in the draft rolls.
Concern over registration pace
The additional notices create another stage at which voters may need to provide documents or respond to preserve their registration.
Key facts
- Form 6 submissions
- 62,583 received during the first 15 days of the claims and objections phase.
- Draft-roll deletions
- Around 47.5 lakh voters were removed from the draft rolls.
- Claims deadline
- September 30.
- Final-roll publication
- November 4.
- Form 6A submissions
- Nearly 1,400 applications from overseas Indians were received by September 15.
- Notices issued
- Around 33 lakh voters listed in the draft rolls are receiving notices over discrepancies.
- Highest district total
- West district recorded 7,834 Form 6 submissions.
Quotes
A senior official at the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office
A senior official explaining the possible reasons for low registration.
“Of the 13 districts in Delhi, the least number of Form 6s were submitted from New Delhi at 1,203. Old Delhi had 2,547 submissions, Central 2,647, Central North 4,188, and Outer North 4,287 in the first 15 days of the claims and objections phase”
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“The reason behind the low number of voter registrations could be that a large portion of Delhi’s population is floating. Such people, including government employees, live in Delhi for a few years, become voters and then shift to other states”
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