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Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj with Delhi CEO Ashok Kumar on Thursday.
| Photo Credit: ANI

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday met Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Kumar, alleging that genuine voters were being wrongly marked as “shifted” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. A party delegation sought details of such voters to independently verify their status. 

Led by Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj, the team told the CEO that Booth Level Officers had not distributed enumeration forms in several unauthorised colonies, villages and jhuggi-jhopdi  (JJ) clusters despite official claims of near-complete coverage. 

“A large number of the forms have not been distributed, yet people have been marked as shifted on paper,” Mr. Bharadwaj said. 

According to data from the office of the Delhi CEO, 99.99% of the forms have been distributed so far, while 64.39% have been digitised. 

Mr. Bharadwaj said the party had requested the Election Commission (EC) to share the names, addresses and phone numbers of voters marked as shifted with political parties’ Booth Level Agents, who could verify by phone whether they had relocated. Mr. Bharadwaj said the EC accepted the suggestion. 

He also raised concerns about migrant tenants from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Haryana, saying they frequently change rented accommodation within the city and risk being left out of the revision exercise. He questioned what would happen to voters whose names had already been deleted before the SIR and who had not received enumeration forms because they were away when officials visited. 

Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha said the party had urged the EC to issue fresh enumeration forms to people incorrectly marked as shifted. 

“If someone has been wrongly marked as shifted, they should be included in the SIR process,” he said, adding that the Commission had agreed to the demand. 

The EC, he added, had told the delegation that cases involving people shifting within the same locality would be addressed during the claims and objections stage. 

Kondli MLA Kuldeep Kumar alleged that the reported 99% distribution of enumeration forms did not reflect the situation on the ground and said members of nomadic and Scheduled Caste communities had been left out of the exercise. 

“It is the Election Commission’s responsibility to ensure every eligible person is enrolled as a voter. No one can be deprived of their right to vote,” he said. 

Published – August 07, 2026 01:12 am IST



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New Delhi:

Hours after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that BJP workers were accompanying poll officials to the homes of the elderly during the ‘vote-from-home’ exercise, the Chief Electoral Officer has responded that candidates of all parties or their representatives are allowed to join election officials on these home visits.

The ruling AAP has shared a video of an elderly woman talking about her ‘vote from home’ experience. In the video, the authenticity of which NDTV cannot verify, the woman is heard saying that five people, including BJP members, were with the poll officials who visited her home.

Sharing the video on X, AAP alleged that the BJP, along with the Election Commission, was snatching the voting rights of the people of Delhi. “Today, BJP workers accompanied poll officials during the ‘vote-from-home’ exercise for the elderly. The Election Commission is now openly with the BJP. This is very dangerous for the Indian democracy,” the party said in its post on X.

The office of Chief Electoral Officer R Alice Vaz responded to the serious charge with a detailed post on the ‘vote-from-home facility. The poll officer said this exercise is aimed at helping elderly people above 85 and persons with disabilities cast their votes at their homes. 

“And for Delhi we have received 6447 applications for Senior citizens and 1058 applications for PwD electors and till today almost 1271 Senior citizens and 120 PwD voters have exercised their voting right. Once the application is approved, a polling team, including election officials and security personnel, will visit the voter’s residence prior to the official polling date i.e. 5 Feb 2025. The entire process and route plan would be disclosed with all the Contesting Candidates of the Assembly Constituency and the candidates themselves or their authorised representatives are permitted to accompany the polling team,” the CEO said.

The poll body said the ‘vote-from-home’ exercise uses the ballot voting method. “The team will provide the voter with a ballot paper and ensure the voting process is conducted confidentially and transparently as per the prescribed guidelines pr ECI in this reference. The entire process will be videographed to maintain transparency.”

“To clarify again, Voters who opt for this Home Voting facility will not be permitted to vote at polling stations on election day also this Home voting option is voluntary. To submit, it is to highlight that this initiative marks a significant step towards inclusive voting, ensuring that senior citizens and persons with disabilities can participate in the electoral process with greater ease,” the Delhi CEO’s office said.

“Besides all the National and local newspapers have covered the Home voting extensively. Again we are committed to follow all the guidelines of ECI to conduct a free and fair election. Further, in case of any issue, the voter is requested to visit the local RO/ DEO office or call our centralized helpline no 1950,” it added.






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