From BJP veteran Advani to Kejriwal: High-profile names get Delhi SIR notices
High-profile Indian politicians, including LK Advani and Arvind Kejriwal, have received notices regarding 'logical discrepancies' in their electoral registration details during a Delhi revision exercise. Authorities state that these notices are part of a standard verification process to ensure accurate electoral rolls.
Why it matters
The involvement of prominent political figures in a routine administrative verification process highlights the scrutiny of electoral integrity in India.
NEW DELHI: BJP stalwart LK Advani and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia are among the prominent voters whose names figure in the list of 33 lakh people being issued notices over “logical discrepancies” in details furnished during the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Delhi.“The notices arose from ‘logical discrepancies’ in the details furnished in their enumeration forms. Their names will be included in the final electoral rolls after due process of verification of facts and documents to be furnished by such voters,” a senior poll officer told PTI, confirming that notices had been issued to both Advani and Sisodia.“The process of verification of facts and documents is underway and validation of entries is being done accordingly,” the officer added.The 98-year-old Advani, a former deputy prime minister, his daughter Pratibha and daughter-in-law Geetika also received notices after their names could not be mapped to the 2002 SIR…
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