Delhi Election Commission Removes One-Third of Voters from Draft Roll
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: The Delhi Election Commission has published a list of names that were excluded from the draft electoral roll as part of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The revision removed roughly one in every three registered voters, amounting to about 33 lakh individuals. Notices were sent to these voters to verify their details, a process that could affect eligibility for the upcoming elections and voter turnout.
Covered by 6 outlets across the spectrum: 33% left, 34% center, 33% right.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (2): Scroll.in, The Hindu
- Center (2): Hindustan Times, The New Indian Express
- Right-leaning (1): India Today
Sources
- Delhi SIR: Rekha Gupta, Arvind Kejriwal among 33 lakh voters issued notices to validate details — Scroll.in (left-leaning)
- Name mismatch, age difference and more: Why 3.3 million voters in Delhi received EC notices after SIR bid in capital — Hindustan Times (center)
- Delhi Poll Body Clarifies SIR Notices Do Not Mean Voter Deletion After High-Profile Scrutiny — India Today (right-leaning)
- Row Over Delhi SIR Notices, Poll Body Clarifies On Deletions, Opposition Alleges Voter Removal — India Today (right-leaning)
- Nagaland's draft electoral roll after SIR retains 11.99 lakh voters, excludes 1.59 lakh — The New Indian Express (center)
- CM Rekha Gupta, former CM Kejriwal among those to get notices amid Delhi SIR — The Hindu (left-leaning)