Delhi Draft Electoral Roll Excludes 47.7 Lakh Voters

Nearly 47.7 lakh voters in Delhi, approximately one in every three registered electors, have been excluded from the draft electoral roll published on August 31, 2026. The list, released by the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer as part of a nationwide Special Intensive Revision exercise, contains about 97.5 lakh names, down from the previous total of 1.45 crore. Officials stated that the draft is not final and a month-long claims period has begun for those left out.

The exclusions stem from a door-to-door enumeration process that concluded on August 17. Voters whose names were omitted have been categorized under "Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others," a group referred to as "uncollectable." According to officials, this includes individuals found to be permanently shifted, deceased, absent, or duplicate entries. The revision is part of the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision, which is also being conducted in 18 other states and Union Territories.

Delhi recorded the highest percentage of deletions at the draft stage among all regions where the revision has been undertaken. A poll official attributed the high number to Delhi's large floating population. In comparison,...