New Delhi: The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office has clarified that notices issued under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls do not automatically mean that a voter’s name will be removed from the list. The clarification came after several prominent voters, including former deputy prime minister L K Advani, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, received notices over discrepancies in their electoral details.
The notices have been issued as part of the ongoing verification exercise covering voters whose details could not be matched with earlier electoral records or showed what the authorities described as logical discrepancies.
The CEO office said receiving a notice does not mean an electoral entry has already been deleted or will necessarily be removed. It also stressed that no voter’s name can be deleted without providing an opportunity to be heard and passing a proper order that can be challenged through the prescribed appeal process.
The office further clarified that Rekha Gupta’s electoral details were subsequently validated following verification.
Other prominent names reported among those receiving notices include External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, BJP MLA Kailash Gahlot and Election Commissioner Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.
The SIR exercise involves verification of electoral records through enumeration forms and comparison with earlier electoral rolls. Delhi’s 2026 exercise has involved house to house enumeration, with voters asked to provide details that help establish their electoral records.
The draft electoral roll was published on August 31, while voters can access electoral information through the Election Commission’s voter services platforms.
The latest clarification is aimed at distinguishing the issuance of a verification notice from the actual process of deleting a name from the electoral roll.
