Several prominent voters in Delhi, including former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, have been cleared following field verification carried out as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The verification comes after a large number of voters in Delhi received notices regarding discrepancies in the information submitted through their enumeration forms. Election officials said the names of several prominent voters were flagged during the verification process because their details could not be mapped with the electoral roll prepared during the previous Special Intensive Revision conducted in 2002.
The notices issued during the exercise have attracted considerable attention because several well known political figures, government officials and public personalities were among those whose names appeared on the list.
According to election officials, Booth Level Officers and other field verification teams visited voters and checked the details and supporting documents required under the Election Commission's procedures. Following verification, the electoral entries of several prominent voters were validated and their names were reserved for inclusion in the final electoral roll.
The list includes LK Advani, Jagdeep Dhankhar, S Jaishankar, Rekha Gupta and Arvind Kejriwal. Other prominent voters who had received notices included former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, former NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Arvind Panagariya, former Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and CBI Director Praveen Sood.
Election officials have clarified that receiving a notice under the Special Intensive Revision does not automatically mean that a voter's name will be removed from the electoral roll. The notice provides an opportunity for the concerned voter to submit information and supporting documents so that the electoral entry can be examined.
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's office has stated that no voter's name can be deleted without providing an opportunity to be heard and passing a proper order that can be appealed. The office has also explained that the notices are generated when discrepancies are identified during the electoral roll verification process.
More than 97 lakh electors were included in the draft electoral roll published for Delhi. Around 33.13 lakh electors were identified for notices because of discrepancies in their enumeration forms. A significant number of cases involved voters whose details could not be matched with the electoral roll from the previous Special Intensive Revision conducted in 2002.
In several cases, the issue was classified as an unmapped entry. This means that the voter's current information could not be linked with the corresponding information in the earlier electoral roll. Other cases involved what election authorities described as logical discrepancies in the information provided by voters.
The verification process is being carried out on an individual basis. Voters who receive notices can submit their replies and the required documents to the concerned Electoral Registration Officer or Booth Level Officer. Officials then examine the information and supporting material before taking a decision on the electoral entry.
The Election Commission's procedure is intended to verify voter information during the revision of electoral rolls. The process is also intended to provide voters with an opportunity to clarify discrepancies before any decision is taken regarding their electoral entries.
The verification of prominent voters has now resulted in their names being reserved for inclusion in the final electoral roll. However, the final electoral roll itself has not yet been published. According to election officials, the final electoral roll for Delhi is scheduled to be published on November 4, 2026.
The Delhi electoral roll revision is taking place across all 70 Assembly constituencies. Notices have been delivered to voters through election officials, and voters can respond through the designated election authorities. The claims and objections process is an important part of the revision exercise, allowing voters to provide additional information or raise concerns regarding their electoral entries.
The Election Commission and the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer have repeatedly clarified that the issuance of a notice should not be interpreted as a final decision to remove a person from the electoral roll. The status of each entry is determined after verification of the relevant information and documents.
The latest development involving Advani, Dhankhar, Jaishankar, Kejriwal and other prominent voters therefore relates to the completion of their verification process. Their electoral entries have been validated and reserved for inclusion in the final roll, subject to the completion of the overall revision process.
The development comes amid wider public and political attention on the Special Intensive Revision in Delhi. The exercise involves checking voter information, identifying discrepancies and providing eligible electors with an opportunity to correct or establish their details.
For voters who have received notices, election officials have advised them to respond within the prescribed process and provide the necessary information. The final status of individual electoral entries will be determined by the competent election authorities in accordance with the applicable procedures.
