Delhi SIR: Advani, Sisodia Figure in List of Voters with 'Discrepancies'
Election officials say 33.13 lakh voters were flagged for discrepancies, with prominent politicians and senior bureaucrats asked to verify documents before final rolls are prepared.
- On Sunday, the Delhi CEO issued notices to over 33 lakh voters, including former deputy prime minister L K Advani, Arvind Kejriwal, and Manish Sisodia, to prove eligibility following discrepancies in their Special Intensive Revision enrollment.
- The Election Commission conducted door-to-door verification between June 30 and August 17, issuing notices for 'logical discrepancies' in enumeration forms to link draft rolls with 2002 Special Intensive Revision records.
- Comptroller and Auditor General K Sanjay Murthy and other top bureaucrats received notices for issues ranging from 'parent name mismatch' to being unmapped with the Last SIR, necessitating document verification.
- Voters must submit replies and supporting documents to Electoral Registration Officers by October 29 to confirm their status; officials confirmed names will be included in final lists after due process verification.
- While Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's entry was validated and parked for final inclusion, Congress leader Jairam RameshA alleged the SIR acronym means 'Shah Instigated Removal' of voters, raising political controversy.
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S Jaishankar, ex-Army chief, CBI director get SIR notices in Delhi
Election Commission notices under the Special Intensive Revision have been issued to S Jaishankar, his wife, and other prominent Delhi voters. The notices cite record mismatches and unmapped entries in the ongoing New Delhi constituency revision.
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Times of IndiaDelhi SIR: Advani, Sisodia figure in list of voters with 'discrepancies'
Notices are issued to over thirty-three lakh Delhi voters for electoral roll discrepancies. Prominent figures like L K Advani and Manish Sisodia are among those receiving these notices. Their names could not be mapped to the 2002 special intensive revision electoral roll. Verification of facts and documents is currently underway for these voters. Inclusion in final voter lists will occur after due verification processes.
Election Commissioner S S Sandhu, other top officials get notices under SIR
Former NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya, Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, and former JNU V-C M Jagadesh Kumar are among people who have received notices over ‘discrepancies’.
During the SIR process, the Election Commission has also sent notices to several senior political leaders. This includes senior BJP leaders LK Advani and S. Jaishankar.
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