Close to 67%, or 97.4 lakh, enumeration forms distributed to Delhi’s 1.45 crore electors under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have been digitised as of Monday, the last day of the enumeration phase, according to official data. The names of these voters will appear on the draft roll scheduled to be published on August 24.

The remaining 47.7 lakh voters, marked “uncollectable” and placed under the Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others (ASDDO) categories, will not appear in the draft roll.

They face the risk of being excluded from the final electoral roll that is scheduled to be published on October 27.

The SIR deadline was extended twice in July after Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashok Kumar sought additional time, citing “slow progress of the enumeration process”.

“By midnight, Booth Level Officers will lose access to the BLO app and will be unable to make changes,” a senior official said.

The official added that the possible deletion of 33% voters was “expected” due to the high migrant population in the Capital.

“We were expecting 20-30% deletion. The majority of the voters whose filled forms were not returned to the BLOs are marked as shifted,” the official said.

A separate list of those in the ASDDO categories is likely to be published. They will be allowed to file claims and objections in the next phase from August 24 to September 23.

Voter verification

Of the voters who have returned the forms, 34% (or over 33 lakh) will have to produce one of the 12 documents listed by the Election Commission to verify their details during the month-long notice period that will follow the claims and objections phase.

These include 13 lakh voters who could not map themselves or their relatives to the previous SIR roll. The figure also includes over 19 lakh voters flagged for ‘anomalies’.

In cases such as a homeless person who might not have these documents, the Electoral Registration Officer is authorised to decide on eligibility, the poll official said.

Though a list of anomalies or discrepancies has not been published by the CEO’s office, a source said election officials have found four kinds of anomalies — multiple children linked to the same parent; an age gap of under 15 years between parent and child; mismatched names between rolls; and differences in surnames.

An AI-based system is being used to flag logical discrepancies, the source said, adding that the highest number of anomalies were flagged in north-east Delhi (3 lakh or 70% of the received forms).

Ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls scheduled to be conducted in Telangana this month, Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday (January 6, 2026) criticised the reported denial of welfare benefits to people excluded after the exercise in West Bengal. He questioned why access to rations, other government schemes be contingent upon a person’s name being on the voter list when Aadhaar-based verification already exists.

Mr. Owaisi, who is the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), alleged that people excluded during the SIR exercise in West Bengal were being denied Public Distribution System (PDS) rations and other welfare benefits. He said this included individuals marked as “absent” or “shifted”. Apart from these, people who did not receive voter slips during the last election, even though many of them were genuine voters, were also affected.

“Why should access to ration or welfare depend on whether your name is on the voter list? What is the point of Aadhaar authentication if the voter roll is being used as the deciding factor?” he asked.

Mr. Owaisi said government welfare schemes were meant for all eligible citizens and should not be linked to voter registration. He further alleged that the move appeared to be aimed at reducing the number of beneficiaries and would particularly affect poor people, women, Scheduled Castes and Muslims. Mr Owaisi said welfare schemes were funded by public money and were the right of every eligible citizen.

The AIMIM president has been actively touring Assembly segments in the Hyderabad parliamentary constituency in recent days, interacting with residents and urging them to participate in the SIR exercise. In padyatras, he has been announcing voter mapping procedures and clarifying aspects of SIR registration.

Clearing confusion on non resident Indians and SIR, Mr. Owaisi while touring Yakutpura constituency said, “It is necessary to fill the enumeration form given by the BLOs. For those persons who live abroad, any member of their family can fill the form on their behalf and sign it.”

The party has launched awareness campaigns and assistance programmes ahead of the electoral roll revision exercise in Telangana. Help desks across the State have also been set up.