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Polity & Governance
Delhi's SIR electoral roll revision flags 33 lakh voters including top leaders, raising governance concerns
Delhi's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has flagged 33.13 lakh voters including prominent leaders like S Jaishankar and Arvind Kejriwal for discrepancies, highlighting systemic challenges in voter verification processes under ECI guidelines.
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR): Delhi CEO issued notices to 33.13 lakh voters during electoral roll revision, with 19.33 lakh flagged for 'logical discrepancies' and 13.79 lakh for 'no mapping' with previous rolls.
- Prominent figures affected: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, AAP's Arvind Kejriwal, and BJP veteran LK Advani received notices, demonstrating the exercise's non-partisan application across political spectrum.
- Discrepancy categories: 'No mapping' cases involve unlinked voter records from previous revisions while 'logical discrepancies' include anomalies like age differences with parents below 15 years or name mismatches.
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued notices to 3.31 million voters in Delhi during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) due to discrepancies like name mismatches and age differences, revealing systemic issues in voter registration processes.
ECI's SIR notices to 3.3 million Delhi voters highlight electoral roll governance challenges
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