SIR In Numbers: Delhi Voter Exclusions And How It Exceeds Other States
Delhi's draft electoral roll has seen a significant reduction of 32.8 percent, with over 47 lakh names excluded during the Special Intensive Revision process. Officials attribute the majority of these deletions to electors who have permanently shifted or are absent, though the process remains open for claims and objections.
Why it matters
Large-scale electoral roll revisions are critical to democratic integrity, and the scale of these deletions in Delhi raises questions about voter registration accuracy.
The draft electoral roll released after Delhi's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has reduced the electorate from 1.45 crore before the exercise to 97.53 lakh in the draft roll.A total of 47.56 lakh electors have been excluded, representing an overall reduction of 32.8 per cent.These are draft-stage figures and are subject to change during the claims and objections process.Who Was Affected Most, And Where?The largest category among those excluded comprises electors categorised as permanently shifted or absent, accounting for 43.32 lakh names.Another 2.82 lakh electors were marked as dead, while 1.41 lakh were identified as duplicates or as being enrolled at multiple locations.The draft roll comprises 48.9 lakh men, 47.6 lakh women and 447 third-gender electors.The reduction was not uniform across Delhi's districts.South East Delhi recorded the highest deletion rate at 43.61 per cent, followed by New Delhi at 39.02 per cent and South at 38.64 per cent.
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