Around 1.15 lakh applications seeking inclusion in Delhi’s electoral rolls have been processed since the draft rolls were published on August 31, officials said. The final electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are scheduled to be published on December 4.
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) received 4,56,913 Form 6 applications till October 20. Of these, 2,12,400 were submitted before the draft rolls were published, while another 2,44,513 came in between August 31 and October 20.
Form 6 is used by eligible citizens to apply for inclusion in the electoral rolls, including first-time voters and those whose names are missing from the lists.
Officials said the processing figures were provisional, as data from all 70 Assembly constituencies had not yet been updated on the Delhi CEO’s website. They also clarified that processing an application does not necessarily mean the applicant’s name has been added to the electoral rolls.
The draft rolls published on August 31 listed 97.53 lakh electors, down from 1.45 crore before the revision. Around 47.5 lakh names were excluded under the categories of Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate.
Of the excluded names, around 43.3 lakh were classified as absent or permanently shifted, 2.82 lakh as deceased and 1.41 lakh as duplicate entries.
Last week, the Delhi CEO directed officials to reverify the excluded names through door-to-door visits.
Verification rates have varied considerably across constituencies. Details had been verified for 54.6% of existing electors in Okhla, 44.5% in R K Puram and 44% in Kasturba Nagar. The corresponding figures stood at 83% in Rohini, 81% in Shakur Basti and 78% in Mangolpuri.
The election authorities are also working to resolve 33.12 lakh notices issued in cases where voters’ records could not be matched with the 2002 electoral rolls or where discrepancies were found in personal details.
The poll body had earlier said that more than 80% of these cases had been resolved. Booth-level officers (BLOs) are visiting households to collect supporting documents and address the discrepancies.
“We are holding special camps, and EROs are meeting BLOs. We want more and more people to file applications by October 30. From October 31 to November 30, we will focus solely on disposal of applications,” an official said.
Eligible citizens whose names are still missing can also apply for enrolment through the continuous updation process by submitting Form 6 to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), officials said.
Meanwhile, the CEO’s office received 14,911 Form 7 applications seeking deletion of names between August 31 and October 20, taking the total received during the revision to 66,382.
During the same period, 93,036 Form 8 applications seeking corrections and other permitted changes were submitted, bringing the total to 3,53,804.
