The petition highlighted of the 1,021 deletion applications received in Mustafabad, at least 787, accounting for 94% of third-party deletion requests, were filed in the names of 20 BJP-appointed BLAs.
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Petitioners in the Delhi special intensive revision (SIR) case before the Supreme Court have written to the Chief Election Commissioner of India, two Election Commissioners, and the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Thursday (November 5, 2026), seeking an immediate investigation and legal action over alleged forgery and identity fraud in the filing of Form 7 deletion applications in Mustafabad.
Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri, in the letter, cited a report published in The Hindu on Thursday (November 5, 2026), which found that 16 of the 20 BJP-appointed Booth-Level Agents (BLAs), who are named objectors in deletion applications filed in Delhi’s Mustafabad, denied submitting, signing or having any knowledge of the forms.
It highlighted that, of the 1,021 deletion applications received in Mustafabad, at least 787, accounting for 94% of third-party deletion requests, were filed in the names of 20 BJP-appointed BLAs. All the applications targeted Muslim electors.
The findings, the petitioners said, raised “serious concerns about possible systematic and fraudulent attempt to disenfranchise legitimate electors through the deliberate misuse of statutory procedures”.
They have urged the ECI to direct the registration of FIRs under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for forgery, criminal impersonation, identity fraud and submission of false declarations. They also sought a comprehensive audit of all Form 7 applications filed across Delhi during the SIR to establish whether the named objectors had authorised and signed them.
The petitioners further called for deletion proceedings arising from third-party applications to be stayed until independent verification with the affected electors and the listed objectors was completed.
They also sought action under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, against those found to have knowingly submitted false declarations, besides publication of verification reports and all Form 7 applications on the CEO Delhi website.
“Given the grave threat to voter rights, an immediate and transparent response is imperative,” the letter said.
Published – November 06, 2026 04:53 am IST
