Over 47 Lakh Delhi Voters To Be Out Of Draft Poll Roll
Over 47 lakh voters in Delhi will be excluded from the upcoming draft electoral roll due to a failure to submit enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision exercise. The final list is scheduled for publication on October 27.
Why it matters
The exclusion of a large number of voters from the electoral roll raises concerns about democratic participation and the effectiveness of voter registration drives.
Names of more than 47 lakh voters in Delhi will be excluded from the draft electoral roll that is to be published on August 24 under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The final voter list of Delhi will be published on October 27.The time to submit enumeration forms ended on Monday, and those who have failed to submit their forms have been given a chance to file their claims and objections after publication of draft electoral rolls on August 24.According to figures released by the office of Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), out of 1.45 crore voters in the city, 97.47 lakh submitted their enumeration forms (67.18 per cent) that were digitised by booth-level officers (BLOs) across constituencies.Several minority-dominated constituencies registered relatively higher numbers of forms submitted and successfully digitised, data showed.Lowest Numbers Of Voter Forms SubmittedLooking at the third phase of the SIR process, conducted between June…
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