Delhi SIR: Low-turnout seats in 2025 Assembly polls could see more voter roll exclusions
Delhi’s electoral rolls are being revised ahead of the 2025 Assembly polls, and a new analysis reveals that constituencies with lower voter turnout may face more exclusion from the draft list. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process has shown that 17 of the 18 constituencies with the lowest turnout are also those with digitisation rates below the city average.
Of Delhi’s 70 Assembly constituencies, about a quarter are expected to be affected by this pattern. The enumeration phase involved collecting and uploading forms for around 97.51 lakh electors, but 47.58 lakh electors, constituting 33% of the electorate, are currently marked as uncollectible and may face exclusion from the final roll.
While some constituencies with Purvanchali or Muslim populations have lower digitisation rates, others with significant numbers of these voters have higher rates, indicating that population demographics alone do not determine the extent of voter exclusion.
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