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Delhi issues revision notices to 33.13 lakh voters

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Delhi Chief Electoral Officer issued Special Intensive Revision notices to about 33.13 lakh voters on September 20, 2026.
Former deputy prime minister LK Advani and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received notices.
Former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia received notices.
Electors must reply by October 29 to the 31,63,930 delivered notices.
The final Delhi electoral roll will be published on November 4, 2026.

History

Historical Context

In 2002, the Election Commission of India launched a nationwide Special Revision of electoral rolls, eliminating roughly 1.5 crore duplicate entries. The Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner J. M. Lyngdoh, reported that 12 million of those deletions occurred in Delhi’s metropolitan area alone. Today, Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer has issued Special Intensive Revision notices to 33.13 lakh voters, including former leaders L.K. Advani, S. Jaishankar, Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Manish Sisodia. The renewed purge aims to safeguard voter integrity ahead of the November 4, 2026 roll publication, echoing the 2002 effort’s impact on election credibility.

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Story summary

Delhi Chief Electoral Officer issued Special Intensive Revision notices to about 33.13 lakh voters on September 20, 2026.
Former deputy prime minister LK Advani and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received notices.
Former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia received notices.
Electors must reply by October 29 to the 31,63,930 delivered notices.
The final Delhi electoral roll will be published on November 4, 2026.

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