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Supreme Court Questions Machine-Generated Delhi Voter Notices

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant questioned the Election Commission on mechanically issued Delhi voter notices.
33,12,919 electors (33.96% of the draft roll) received notices for unmapped status or logical discrepancies.
Justice Joymalya Bagchi warned the notices appeared machine-generated and urged the Commission to add safeguards.
Claims must be filed by October 29, and the final Delhi electoral roll will be published on November 4, 2026.

History

Historical Context

In 2002 the Election Commission began a special intensive revision of voter lists, a process later reinforced when the Supreme Court ordered the Commission to disclose millions of deleted entries. The Court’s 2025 interim order required publishing a searchable list of over 6.5 million deletions, and a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant now scrutinises Delhi’s draft roll, underscoring persistent roll-integrity challenges.

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Story summary

Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant questioned the Election Commission on mechanically issued Delhi voter notices.
33,12,919 electors (33.96% of the draft roll) received notices for unmapped status or logical discrepancies.
Justice Joymalya Bagchi warned the notices appeared machine-generated and urged the Commission to add safeguards.
Claims must be filed by October 29, and the final Delhi electoral roll will be published on November 4, 2026.

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