# Delhi EC notifies Advani, Jaishankar, Kejriwal over voter roll discrepancies

2026-09-21T03:52:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision drive in Delhi has issued 33.13 lakh notices for voter data discrepancies, targeting high-profile figures including Union Minister S. Jaishankar, former deputy PM LK Advani, former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, and Election Commissioner SS Sandhu. Most notices cite details that could not be mapped to the 2002 SIR roll. Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal called the exercise a

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The three outlets all use identical PTI copy, so the coverage is uniform straight reporting. No source adopts a pro-government or critical framing. The story's inherent tension, between the EC's routine data-correction explanations and opposition accusations of deletion, is presented side by side without editorial weighting. With no stance differences to analyse, the implication is that the narrative battle will be fought outside newsprint. The Delhi CEO has set hearings for affected voters, how many names are ultimately removed will determine whether this was an audit or a purge.

## Coverage

- indiatoday.in (neutral report) <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/telangana-road-accident-neurosurgeon-dies-after-car-hits-divider-and-catches-fire-ytvd-2999190-2026-09-21?utm_source=rss>
  Leads with opposition criticism then gives EC rebuttal, straight wire copy
- siasat.com (neutral report) <https://www.siasat.com/delhi-advani-jaishankar-and-election-commissioner-get-notices-3545498/>
  Straight PTI agency copy, no slant, full factual detail
- thefederal.com (neutral report) <https://thefederal.com/category/states/north/delhi/delhi-sir-election-commissioner-advani-jaishankar-257177>
  Identical PTI wire copy, neutral presentation

Tags: Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi, Election Commission of India, Kapil Sibal, LK Advani, S Jaishankar
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