Delhi Voter Roll Shock: Millions Marked 'Shifted' in Major Clean-Up!

Delhi's electoral roll is undergoing a massive clean-up, with the recently published draft showing a staggering 47.56 lakh (4.75 million) exclusions. What's particularly striking is that a whopping 66% of these dropped names, totaling 31.59 lakh, have been marked as 'permanently shifted'. This makes 'shifted' the biggest reason for removals in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive.

Beyond those marked as 'permanently shifted', the data reveals other significant categories of exclusions. Around 11.73 lakh names were deemed 'untraceable/absent', while 2.82 lakh entries were marked as 'dead'. Additionally, 1.41 lakh names were removed due to being 'duplicate' or 'already enrolled' elsewhere.

These four categories, absent, shifted, dead, and duplicate (ASDD), form the basis of the current clean-up.

A closer look at the demographics shows that over 10 lakh of those marked 'permanently shifted' fall into the 30-39 age bracket, a key demographic for any election.

Interestingly, among electors aged 85 and above, who underwent additional verification, nearly 55% (around 49,700 individuals) are also on this ASDD exclusion list, with the majority again marked as 'permanently shifted'. The geographical distribution of these exclusions is also noteworthy. A significant number of deletions, approximately 4.5 lakh, originated from just 1,042 polling booths.

These booths predominantly fall within the South East (216 booths) and South (204 booths) districts, with North East district following closely behind (147 booths). Specific areas like Deoli, Tughlaqabad, Okhla, Karawal Nagar, Kasturba Nagar, and Mustafabad have a high concentration of such booths. In many of these booths, the reason for exclusion is strikingly uniform.

For instance, in 1,042 booths, 'permanently shifted' was the sole reason for at least 95% of the removals. In another peculiar case, two polling booths in Shyam Nagar, under the Rajouri Garden constituency, saw all 617 removed names marked exclusively as 'absent/untraceable'.

Such concentrated, single-reason patterns raise questions about the nature of these deletions.

It's also concerning to note that 22,918 of the electors marked 'dead' are actually below 40 years of age, indicating potential discrepancies that need thorough investigation. It's important to remember that these figures are from the draft roll and are subject to change during the claims and objections process, allowing affected citizens to rectify any errors.

This comprehensive revision aims to ensure an accurate and up-to-date voter list for future elections in Delhi.

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