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Delhi Election Commission Issues SIR Notices to Prominent Voters, Including CM Rekha Gupta and Former CM Arvind Kejriwal
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Core Event: Notices Issued in the Special Intensive Revision
On September 18, 2026 the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer released a list of electors flagged for “logical discrepancies” or for being “unmapped” to the 2002 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll. The list covers 33.1 lakh of the 97.53 lakh names in the draft roll and includes Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, former BJP president Virendra Kumar Sachdeva, and other high-profile individuals.
- Gupta’s entry was flagged for an age-gap discrepancy of less than 15 years between her and a parent.
- Kejriwal and five family members were flagged under the “no-mapping” category because their enumeration forms could not be linked to the 2002 SIR.
Background & Context: The SIR Process in Delhi
The Special Intensive Revision is a nationwide clean-up of electoral rolls. In Delhi, door-to-door enumeration ran from June 30 to August 17, after which a draft roll was published on August 31. The exercise aims to retain eligible citizens and remove ineligible entries.
Eleven discrepancy categories are applied, ranging from mismatched names to implausible parent-progeny age gaps. Voters flagged must submit one of twelve prescribed documents (e.g., birth certificate, passport) during the “claims and objections” phase, which runs until September 30.
Data & Statistics
- Total electors in draft roll: 97.53 lakh.
- Electors flagged for notices: 33.1 lakh (? one-third).
- Logical-discrepancy cases: 19.33 lakh.
- Non-mapping cases: 13.79 lakh.
- Notices already served: 31.63 lakh.
- Deadline for supporting documents: October 29, 2026.
- Final roll publication: November 4, 2026.
Official Statements & Responses
The Delhi Election Commission said the notices are part of the standard verification protocol. A notice triggers a physical field verification by the Booth Level Officer (BLO); after reviewing documents, the entry is either “validated and parked for inclusion” or returned for clarification.
- For Rekha Gupta, the EC confirmed field verification was completed and her entry has been validated and parked for inclusion in the final roll for Assembly Constituency 14 (Shalimar Bagh).
- For Arvind Kejriwal and his family, the EC stated their documents are yet to be verified and will be “validated and parked for inclusion” once verification is satisfied.
Criticism & Opposition
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national media-in-charge Anurag Dhanda accused the process of political targeting:
“What kind of process is it to vanish the votes of three-time Delhi Chief Minister @ArvindKejriwal ji and his family from Delhi’s voter list @ECISVEEP?” — Anurag Dhanda
Former Delhi BJP president Virendra Kumar Sachdeva acknowledged the notice and said he would submit the required documents.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
- Early reports suggested Gupta’s name might have been excluded, but the EC later clarified her entry was validated.
- Some outlets indicated Kejriwal’s verification was completed, while the EC’s latest statement notes his documents are still pending.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Following due verification of facts and documents provided by the elector, the entry for Hon'ble Chief Minister of NCT of Delhi, Smt. Rekha Gupta, has been validated and parked for inclusion in the Final Electoral Roll of AC-14 (Shalimar Bagh), scheduled for official publication on November 4, 2026 (as per schedule issued by ECI).” — The Commission
What’s Next
- Electors who received notices must submit the required documents by October 29, 2026.
- The EC will complete disposal of all pending cases by that date and publish the final electoral roll on November 4, 2026.