Around 47 lakh names have been deleted from the first draft of Delhi voter rolls released by the Election Commission today. Earlier, Delhi had 1,45,10,299 registered voters. Now, 97,53,577 voters have been found eligible in Delhi under the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) – down by 47,56,722.
In Delhi, 43,32,775 voters were found to have either shifted residence or were unavailable. 1,41,535 voters were found to be enrolled at multiple locations or were duplicate entries. 2,82,412 voters were found to be deceased, the Election Commission said.
The reduction drew an immediate from former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal. “The Government of India is unnecessarily worried about the population. Of these, 43,32,775 voters were found to have either shifted residence or were unavailable. 1,41,535 voters were found to be enrolled at multiple locations or were duplicate entries. 2,82,412 voters were found to be deceased, the Election Commission said. Voters whose names do not appear in the first list can apply for inclusion through Form 6 until September 30, the Commission has said. Through SIR, the Election Commission will reduce our country’s population from 140 crore to 50 crore,” he added.
