# Delhi SIR notices: EC clarifies no automatic voter deletion 2026-09-20T17:07:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 5 independent outlets The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer has clarified that receiving a notice under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls does not automatically lead to deletion from the voter list. The clarification came after former deputy prime minister L K Advani, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, CBI Director Praveen Sood, former Army chief Upendra Dwivedi, former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, and late economist Bibek Debroy were among 33.13 lakh voters flagged for discrepancies. The EC said notices are system-generated for records that could not be mapped to the 2002 SIR roll or that contain logical discrepancies. The draft roll was published on August 31. Voters can submit responses with documents by October 29. The final roll is to be published on November 4. The Times of India reported that lawyer Kapil Sibal called the exercise a special intensive deletion. Parties including Congress and BJP are helping voters respond to notices, according to the report. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Most outlets reported the SIR notices as a routine verification exercise, emphasising the EC's clarification that no deletion happens without due process. India Today, however, framed it as a political flashpoint, using language like 'under EC scanner' and noting AAP leaders' concerns. The critical view from Kapil Sibal calling it 'special intensive deletion' appears only in The Times of India. The balanced reading is that while the volume of notices is unprecedented, the EC has laid out a clear response mechanism, and political reactions reflect pre-election positioning. The deadline for submitting documents is October 29, and the final roll publication on November 4 will test whether due process is followed uniformly. ## Coverage - livemint.com (neutral report) Leads with Debroy anomaly, reports discrepancies neutrally - livemint.com (neutral report) Leads with Debroy anomaly, reports discrepancies neutrally - news.abplive.com (neutral report) Leads with list of officials, includes EC clarification verbatim - economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Comprehensive list, includes Kejriwal, Sandhu, Gupta cases without slant - indiatoday.in (sensationalist) Leads with 'under EC scanner' and 'political flashpoint' framing - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Focuses on party mobilisation, reports ground-level assistance - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Focuses on party mobilisation, reports ground-level assistance Tags: Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi, Election Commission of India, L K Advani, Manish Sisodia, S Jaishankar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-sir-notices-sent-to-33-lakh-voters-including-jaishankar-advani-kejriwal/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-sir-notices-sent-to-33-lakh-voters-including-jaishankar-advani-kejriwal/#story-in-brief