Around 1.15 lakh of the 4.56 lakh applications seeking inclusion in Delhi’s electoral rolls have been processed since the draft rolls were published on August 31, officials said. The final rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are due on December 4.Delhi's Chief Electoral Office received 4,56,913 Form 6 applications till October 20, including 2,12,400 before the draft rolls were published and 2,44,513 since August 31.
Form 6 allows eligible citizens, including first-time voters and those missing from the rolls, to seek enrolment.Officials said the processing figures were provisional, as data from all 70 Assembly constituencies had yet to be updated on the Delhi CEO’s website. Applications processed do not necessarily mean names have been added to the rolls.47.5 LAKH NAMES TO BE REVERIFIEDThe August 31 draft rolls listed 97.53 lakh electors, down from 1.45 crore before the revision.
Around 47.5 lakh names were excluded under the Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate categories. Of these, around 43.3 lakh were marked absent or permanently shifted, 2.82 lakh deceased and 1.41 lakh duplicate voters.Last week, Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer directed officials to reverify these names through door-to-door visits.
Verification rates varied across constituencies. Details were verified for 54.6 per cent of existing electors in Okhla, 44.5 per cent in R K Puram and 44 per cent in Kasturba Nagar.
The figures were higher in Rohini at 83 per cent, Shakur Basti at 81 per cent and Mangolpuri at 78 per cent.FOCUS ON NOTICES, PENDING APPLICATIONSOfficials are also working to resolve 33.12 lakh notices issued over records that could not be matched with the 2002 electoral rolls or contained discrepancies in personal details.The poll body had earlier said more than 80 per cent of these cases had been resolved. Booth-level officers are visiting households to collect supporting documents.“We are holding special camps, and EROs are meeting BLOs.
We want more and more people to file applications by October 30. From October 31 to November 30, we will focus solely on disposal of applications,” an official said.Eligible citizens whose names remain missing can also seek enrolment through the continuous updation process by submitting Form 6 to the Electoral Registration Officer, officials said.Between August 31 and October 20, Delhi received 14,911 Form 7 applications seeking deletions, taking the total during the revision to 66,382.
Another 93,036 Form 8 applications for corrections and other permitted changes were received during the period, taking that total to 3,53,804.- Ends