728 voters in Yamuna JJ cluster seek return to draft electoral roll

Weeks ago, long-time residents of a jhuggi-jhopri (JJ) cluster on the Yamuna floodplains, falling under the Bela Estate polling area of the Chandni Chowk Assembly constituency, were shocked to learn that their names would not figure in the post-special intensive revision draft electoral roll after their houses were demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in 2023.

After the demolition, the residents continued to live at the same address in makeshift shanties and even cast their votes in the 2024 and 2025 elections. As poll officials visited for address verification on Friday, the residents said they felt a step closer to getting their names back on the electoral roll.