Delhi Drops 47.5 Lakh Voters. 3 Lakh Notice.
The Take
The draft electoral roll in Delhi excluded 47.5 lakh voters. The administration reported 3 lakh Form 6 applications as a milestone. That leaves 44.5 lakh names still missing from the rolls. The election office treats a deletion-to-reapplication ratio of 16:1 as routine revision. Voters discovered their absence when they checked the draft. The system calls this an update.
The Wire
Delhi's Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls has led to the exclusion of 47.5 lakh voters from the draft voter list. Following this, Form 6 applications for voter registration have crossed the 3 lakh mark. The draft rolls were published as part of the revision process ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Per Hindustan Times and Newstrack English.
The receipts
Source: Hindustan Times