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1.1 Million Voter Names Deleted from Delhi Roll Ahead of SIR Update
✍️ Amar Ujala · Delhi
🗓 08 Sep 2026, 09:42 PM
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The Election Commission has removed about 1.1 million entries from Delhi’s electoral roll prior to the Special Incremental Register revision, according to Amar Ujala.
The Election Commission of India has excised roughly 1.1 million names from the Delhi voter list ahead of the upcoming Special Incremental Register (SIR) exercise. The removal was reported by the Hindi daily Amar Ujala, which cited official data released by the commission.
The SIR is a periodic update intended to add new eligible voters while eliminating duplicate or outdated entries. As part of this routine clean‑up, the commission has taken steps to purge names that were deemed ineligible, deceased, or otherwise invalid, resulting in the large-scale deletion.
No further details on the criteria used or the geographic distribution of the deletions have been disclosed. Authorities have indicated that the revised roll will be made available to the public in due course, allowing affected individuals to verify their status and seek rectification if necessary.
The SIR is a periodic update intended to add new eligible voters while eliminating duplicate or outdated entries. As part of this routine clean‑up, the commission has taken steps to purge names that were deemed ineligible, deceased, or otherwise invalid, resulting in the large-scale deletion.
No further details on the criteria used or the geographic distribution of the deletions have been disclosed. Authorities have indicated that the revised roll will be made available to the public in due course, allowing affected individuals to verify their status and seek rectification if necessary.