{
  "id": 17151485,
  "title": "In Delhi, BJP booth agents file deletion forms against Muslim voters living at their addresses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/in-delhi-bjp-booth-agents-file-deletion-forms-against-muslim-voters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T00:35:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/in-delhi-bjp-booth-agents-file-deletion-forms-against-muslim-voters-living-at-their-addresses/article71641353.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sajid Hussain, a tailor who has resided in the Dayalpur neighborhood of northeast Delhi's Mustafabad for over two decades, was stunned to discover on October 28, 2026, that deletion applications had been filed to remove his son's and wife's names from the electoral roll during the claims and objections period of special intensive revision (SIR). The tailor expressed his surprise at not knowing the identity of the individual responsible for submitting the Form 7s. Asad Raza Zaidi and Afsana Khatoon were among the 28 voters in the area whose names were targeted for deletion, citing reasons such as 'absent/permanently shifted' or 'death'. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) records, all the deletion applications were filed by Chandra Shekhar Nainwal, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-appointed booth-level agent-2 (BLA-2).",
  "summary": "BJP BLAs submit nearly 68% of Form 7s seeking deletions as ‘objector’ in Mustafabad, all against Muslim electors citing ‘absent/permanently shifted’ or ‘death’",
  "key_points": [
    "BJP booth agents filed deletion forms against Muslim voters in Delhi.",
    "28 voters had their names removed from electoral roll in Mustafabad.",
    "Chandra Shekhar Nainwal, BJP agent, submitted the deletion applications."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Targeting specific residents for removal from electoral rolls through official deletion forms weaponizes the voter revision process to disenfranchise minority communities within local neighborhoods.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}