Delhi Receives 4.8 Lakh Voter Registration Forms Post-November 28

The Chief Electoral Office, Delhi on Monday said that it has received 82,450 applications for deletions and 4.8 lakh for new voter registrations since November 29.

- TBG NETWORK

The Chief Electoral Office is actively conducting the Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls with the qualifying date set as January 1, 2025. This process is being carried out as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India, ensuring that the electoral rolls remain updated and inclusive for all eligible voters.

During the pre-revision period, house-to-house verification was carried out from August 20, 2024, to October 18, 2024, by Booth Level Officers.

According to the office of the chief electoral officer, this exercise aimed to identify unregistered eligible citizens, prospective voters turning 18 by October 1, 2025, as well as permanently shifted or deceased electors and duplicate entries.

Following this, the draft electoral rolls were published on October 29, 2024, inviting the public to file claims and objections. These were accepted until November 28, 2024, and all the claims and objections received were already disposed of by December 24, 2024.