AAP Alleges Lack Of Transparency As Delhi Voter List Revision Drive Begins
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being conducted in a non-transparent manner across Delhi. The allegations emerged on the very day a month-long voter list verification drive commenced across the capital's 70 Assembly segments, with more than 13,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) deploying to distribute enumeration forms.
AAP's Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj raised these concerns during a press conference held at the party office. He specifically pointed to the lack of transparency regarding deleted voter names, noting that this has been an ongoing issue for the party.
Bharadwaj recalled similar issues raised by the party when names were deleted from the voter list prior to the 2025 assembly election. He stated that the Election Commission has previously refused to provide a list of deleted names along with their addresses, making independent verification impossible for political parties.
"In the past, we have asked the Election Commission to provide us a list of names deleted from the list with address, but they have refused to do so. We cannot verify whether the people whose names were deleted from the list actually live there or not," Bharadwaj said. He added that the entire SIR process is planned in a way that lacks transparency.
Despite the political debate, the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls officially commenced on Tuesday. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta participated in the launch by filling her own enumeration form. Gupta urged the public to actively participate in the month-long exercise to help strengthen democracy.
According to officials, the massive voter list verification drive involves more than 13,000 BLOs distributing enumeration forms to voters across all 70 Assembly segments in the national capital.
Additionally, officials noted that any elector who has settled in Delhi after the year 2002 will be required to provide the details of the last SIR from their native State where they were previously registered as an elector.
