Delhi Electoral Roll Draft Omits 47.7 Lakh Voters Following Citywide SIR

Election authorities in the national capital published Delhi’s draft electoral roll on Monday, omitting 47.7 lakh voters categorised under the Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others (ASDDO) bracket out of a total 1.45 crore registered electors.

The remaining 97.5 lakh electors whose enumeration forms were successfully verified during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) now comprise the draft list. The citywide door-to-door enumeration drive ran from June 30 to August 17, resulting in the complete digitisation of 67.18% of Delhi’s registered voter base.

Claims and Objections Window Opens

Submitting Claims (Form 6): Citizens omitted from the draft list can apply for inclusion by filing Form 6 along with the required verification documents.

Claims & Objections Deadline: The window to submit claims and objections remains open until September 30.

Notice & Disposal Window: The processing of notices and disposal of claims will take place up to October 29 .

Final Roll Publication: The final, fully revised electoral roll will be published on November 4.

Officials noted that electors currently listed on the draft roll may still receive notices if discrepancies arise. These include details that fail to match the 2002 intensive revision database, abnormal age gaps between parents and children, or sibling birth dates spaced less than nine months apart. Electoral Registration Officers may request additional proof of age or citizenship during this period, with national identity cards alone deemed insufficient to prove eligibility.

Regional Disparities in Digitisation Rates

Data released by the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer highlights significant variations in enumeration completion across the city's 70 Assembly constituencies. Rohini recorded the highest digitisation level at 83.43 %, followed closely by Shakurbasti at 81.26 % and Rajouri Garden at 79.14 %.

Conversely, Tughlakabad logged the lowest digitisation rate at 52.15 %. In Okhla, 45.32 % of enumeration forms were classified as uncollectable under the ASDDO metrics. Minority-dominated seats reflected varied coverage, with Seelampur reaching 76.63 % digitisation, Matia Mahal recording 75.50 %, and Chandni Chowk registering 61.02 %.

Expansion of Infrastructure and Polling Stations

The revision exercise has led to a structural expansion of Delhi’s electoral infrastructure. To improve voter access, the Election Commission reduced the maximum capacity per polling booth from 1,500 to 1,200 electors.

Consequently, the total count of polling stations across the capital rose from 13,033 to 14,947, spread over 2,856 locations. North East Delhi now houses the largest share of voting infrastructure with 1,829 polling stations across 321 locations, whereas the New Delhi district retains the smallest footprint with 214 booths.