Delhi Electoral Office Issues Notices to Over 33 Lakh Voters Over Data Discrepancies
A 125-year-old voter from Old Delhi is among more than 33 lakh electors across the city who have been served notices over discrepancies found in details submitted during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The centenarian, identified as Shyam Mukhija, was flagged for a self-name mismatch in the draft rolls for the Sadar Bazar assembly constituency.
Mukhija is the oldest person featured on the list of voters who have been issued notices, according to records uploaded by the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer. The list contains electors from across age brackets, including multiple people in their 80s and 90s, as well as individuals across politics, the judiciary, bureaucracy, and academia.
Several high-profile public figures have also been served notices for discrepancies in their enumeration forms under the revision exercise. These include former deputy prime minister L K Advani, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Election Commissioner S S Sandhu.
The notices follow the publication of draft rolls containing over 97 lakh voters under the Special Intensive Revision. In total, 33.13 lakh notices are being sent out after authorities found discrepancies in enumeration forms. The majority of these notices were generated because the submitted voter information did not match records from the previous revision conducted in 2002.
The scrutiny of older electors follows a directive issued by the Election Commission last year, instructing Delhi officials to verify the electoral records of all voters aged 100 and above. According to official data, Delhi had nearly 150 centenarian voters as of 2020.
Authorities clarified that being served a notice does not indicate that a voter's name has been removed from the electoral roll. Electors have been given the opportunity to file responses and submit supporting documents directly to their respective electoral registration officers.
The claims and objections window is currently open, and electors who received notices have until September 30 to submit their replies alongside required documentation. Following the completion of the verification process, the final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on November 4.
