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25% names may be deleted from Delhi electoral rolls
Nearly 20 to 25 per cent of names could be removed from Delhi's electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), election officials say. The estimate is attributed to Delhi's highly…
The Story in Brief
Nearly 20 to 25 per cent of names could be removed from Delhi's electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), election officials say. The estimate is attributed to Delhi's highly mobile population, frequent transfers of government employees and people shifting homes without updating voter registration.
A senior official in the chief electoral officer's office told PTI that the figure is a broad estimate and the actual number will be clear when draft electoral rolls are published on August 17. Booth level officers report that the exercise involves tracing voters who no longer live at registered addresses, many having moved within the city without transferring enrolment.
The Indian Opinion
The headline figure of 20-25 per cent deletions sounds alarming, but it reflects Delhi's unique transience, not voter suppression. Migrant labourers, transferred bureaucrats and students churn through the capital constantly. The real test is August 17, when draft rolls are published: will deletions concentrate in poorer or unauthorised colonies? That number, broken down by constituency, will separate honest housekeeping from partisan pruning.
Source: thehansindia.com
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