Delhi SIR deadline ends, nearly 1 in 2 Tughlakabad voters face deletion risk
Only two constituencies have crossed 80% digitisation: Rohini in north-west district at 83.43% and Shakur Basti in central north at 81.26%.
At the close of the first phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) in Delhi, roughly one in every two Tughlakabad voters faces the risk of deletion from the electoral list. As of August 17, 4.76 million voters, or 32.82%, had not yet had their forms digitised by the deadline. When SIR commenced on June 30, Delhi had 14.51 million electors.
The digitisation process involves partially pre-filled forms linked to the 2002 base roll. Those with un-digitised forms must file applications during the claims and objections period for inclusion in the final electoral roll set to be published on October 27. The 32.8% deletions noted in the draft stage are comparable to other metropolitan cities, with Chennai and Kolkata reporting 35.6% and 25.1% deletions, respectively.
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