The Election Commission is expected to extend the deadline for filing claims and objections related to Delhi’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. This decision follows a meeting where recognized political parties requested additional time from the poll panel. Officials familiar with the situation indicated that the extension is likely to be announced soon.
The Election Commission has issued over 31 lakh notices to voters as part of the revision exercise, prompting concerns among political parties over whether all eligible voters have received the notices and will have sufficient time to respond.
The Election Commission has not yet formally announced a revised deadline for Delhi. “An extension is likely but the decision will depend on a lot of factors, including how many claims and objections are filed during the period. “We have requested EC. These figures represent claims and objections received during the exercise. The notices have been issued to several prominent individuals, including AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, BJP veteran L K Advani and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The controversy intensified after the Aam Aadmi Party claimed that Kejriwal and his family members were missing from the Delhi voter list. The Election Commission clarified that issuing a notice does not automatically mean exclusion from the electoral roll.
Voters had filed 3,04,684 Form 6 applications, 52,955 Form 7 applications and 2,94,121 Form 8 applications, according to the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s daily bulletin dated September 21.
“There has been a request from political parties and the Commission is evaluating the situation,” an official said. Situation in Delhi is different, many people have not received the notices,” Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Devendra Yadav said. “The Commission reiterates its firm commitment to a transparent, participative and inclusive revision process, ensuring that ‘no eligible citizen is left out while no ineligible person is included’,” it said in a post on X.
