Delhi CEO accepts delegation proposals to streamline voter roll revision process

NEW DELHI — A joint delegation comprising political parties and civil society groups met Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer at his Kashmiri Gate office on Monday to present a series of demands regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The meeting brought together representatives from the Aam Aadmi Party, CPI, CPI-M, CPI-ML, activists Anjali Bharadwaj and Amrita Johri, and members of the Voter Adikar Manch. Discussions focused on implementing a November 6 order that grants an additional opportunity to voters listed under the Absent, Shifted, Dead, and Duplicate (ASDD) categories. That order was issued following directions given during the Supreme Court’s October 28 hearing on the SIR process.

During the discussions, the Delhi CEO accepted several suggestions put forward by the delegation. Notably, the office agreed that voting rights for individuals whose names were placed on the ASDD list released on August 31 can be restored by filling out an enumeration form while retaining their original voter serial and EPIC numbers.

The delegation further requested that voters who were deleted and subsequently applied for re-enrolment through Form 6 after August 31 should also be assigned their original EPIC numbers. According to the delegation, the CEO assured them that this proposal would be considered.

Additionally, the visiting group raised concerns regarding Form 7 applications, demanding that verification be sought from the respective BLA-2 who filed the form, made public, and that formal notices be sent to affected voters with decisions finalized only after a fair hearing. The delegation also specifically flagged incorrect Form 7 filings in Mustafabad, urging the Electoral Registration Officer to take immediate corrective action.

A senior Delhi CEO official stated that the meeting went well and confirmed that the CEO’s office will work to streamline the suggestions received. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is expected to be released shortly by the CEO’s office.