New Delhi: Election officials in Delhi have resolved around 20 lakh of the 33 lakh cases in which voters received notices over discrepancies in their details
or because their names could not be linked to the 2002 electoral rolls, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.
In a statement, the CEO’s office said a campaign had been launched to address these issues and help eligible voters remain on the electoral list.
“We had started a proactive campaign to resolve these issues,” the statement said, adding that around 20 lakh cases had been settled so far.
The election office urged people facing difficulties to approach officials responsible for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
“If any person has any grievance, they can “feel free to contact any of the 14,947 BLOs, 902 AEROs, 70 EROs, 13 DEOs or the Chief Electoral Officer Delhi”, the office said.
The CEO and the Election Commission of India (ECI) reiterated their commitment to ensuring that no eligible voter is excluded from the electoral rolls.
Special camps are being organised to help voters resolve SIR-related issues. Booth-level officers (BLOs) will assist people at these camps, which are scheduled for October 18 and October 25.
The CEO’s office also said that eligible applicants who submit Form-6 along with the required documents will be added to Delhi’s electoral rolls.
Since the electoral rolls for all 70 Assembly constituencies were published on August 31, a total of 2,17,391 people have submitted Form-6 applications to register as voters.
The registration process is taking place alongside the examination of existing voter records and objections raised during the revision exercise.
More than 47 lakh names were removed from the draft electoral rolls, which covered around 1.45 crore voters. The deletions were linked to inconsistencies in details such as names and ages, as well as the failure to provide information required to establish links with the 2002 SIR rolls.
The claims and objections period will remain open until October 30. Officials are expected to decide on the submissions by November 30.
The final electoral roll for Delhi is scheduled to be published on December 4. Until then, voters can raise concerns, submit relevant documents and seek assistance from election officials to correct their records or complete registration.
