AAP alleges voters wrongly marked as ‘shifted’, seeks details from Delhi Chief Electoral Officer
The Aam Aadmi Party has raised concerns with the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer regarding voters being incorrectly marked as 'shifted' during electoral roll revisions. The party is seeking transparency and verification to ensure eligible voters are not disenfranchised.
Why it matters
It highlights critical issues regarding electoral integrity and the accessibility of the democratic process for migrant populations.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday met Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Kumar, alleging that genuine voters were being wrongly marked as “shifted” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. A party delegation sought details of such voters to independently verify their status.
Led by Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj, the team told the CEO that Booth Level Officers had not distributed enumeration forms in several unauthorised colonies, villages and j huggi-jhopdi (JJ) clusters despite official claims of near-complete coverage.
“A large number of the forms have not been distributed, yet people have been marked as shifted on paper,” Mr. Bharadwaj said.
According to data from the office of the Delhi CEO, 99.99% of the forms have been distributed so far, while 64.39% have been digitised.
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