Delhi SIR Process to Include Displaced Voters, Election Commission Announces New Measures The Election Commission of India has announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Delhi will now include individuals whose homes have been demolished, ensuring they are not excluded from the electoral register. This decision comes as the third phase of the nationwide voter roll revision process begins in the national capital, alongside Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Meghalaya. The move aims to address concerns that displaced voters might be inadvertently removed from the electoral rolls during the door-to-door enumeration exercise. Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Kumar stated that the Election Commission will implement a mechanism to ensure that voters whose residences have been destroyed are not excluded. Kumar highlighted that some electors may no longer have valid address proofs due to recent demolitions, making it difficult to verify their current locations during the enumeration phase. “We will work out a plan to ensure their inclusion,” he said, emphasizing the need to account for such cases. The voter roll revision process in Delhi involves 13,033 polling booths and is expected to cover 1.4 crore voters. The draft electoral roll will be published on August 5, after which claims and objections can be submitted until September 4. These submissions will be resolved by October 3, with the final electoral roll released on October 7. The third phase of the SIR exercise is currently underway in 16 states and three Union Territories, with the remaining regions—Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh—set to follow a later schedule due to logistical and weather challenges.#delhi #supreme_court_of_india #special_intensive_revision #election_commission_of_india #delhi_chief_electoral_officer
