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Delhi flags 33.1 lakh electors for draft roll notices
The Hindu··5d ago
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among 33.1 lakh electors flagged for notices on the draft electoral roll. The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer published the list on Friday, September 18, 2026. About 19.3 lakh were flagged for logical discrepancies. Verification is due by October 29, and the final roll is set for November 4.
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What It Means For You
- Flagged electors must get documents verified to stay on the final roll.
- The Election Commission listed 12 documents for no-mapping verification.
- Disposal of notice cases is scheduled to finish by October 29.
What's Happening
- Gupta was flagged for an age gap of less than 15 years between a parent and progeny.
- The Shalimar Bagh electoral registration officer later said her name was validated after document checks.
- Kejriwal and several relatives were flagged under the no-mapping category.
How Large the Flag List Is
- The 33.1 lakh notices are roughly one-third of the 97.5 lakh electors on the draft roll.
- Other names on the list include Jagdeep Dhankhar, Kapil Sibal and Subramanian Swamy.
- There are 11 categories of logical discrepancies used in Delhi.
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