The Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a large-scale verification exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to improve the accuracy of electoral rolls in Delhi has created a stir as prominent political figures including Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, former CM Arvind Kejriwal, BJP veteran LK Advani, former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, BJP MLA Kailash Gahlot, EAM S Jaishankar were among the 3.31 million electors who received notices over discrepancies in their details. &nbsp;&nbsp;Other prominent names on the list include former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar and Election Commissioner SS Sandhu. They were issued notices over discrepancies in the details furnished during the electoral roll revision exercise.&nbsp;The EC has, however, said that no elector's name can be deleted without providing an opportunity to be heard and issuing a proper, speaking and appealable order.&nbsp;<h2>But why 3.3 million voters in Delhi received poll panel's SIR notice?</h2>&nbsp;Not being mapped to the last SIR (First phase) is the single biggest reason for the Election Commission of India (ECI) issuing notices to those on the draft electoral roll for Delhi&nbsp;This reason alone accounts for 42% of notices&nbsp;Name mismatches with the previous roll and age differences with parents or children is the factor for notices for the remaining percentage of people&nbsp;While, 59,791 notices have no reason listed against them&nbsp;These trends are drawn from the list of persons to whom notices have been issued, uploaded by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi&nbsp;For 4% people who have been issued notices there are multiple discrepancies. The average age of the person issued a notice is 40 years and that the oldest person issued a notice is 125 years old&nbsp;Notices issued to 3.11 million (94%) have just a single reason listed against them. This number also includes those who have not been mapped to the previous SIR&nbsp;

Not being mapped to the last SIR (First phase) is the single biggest reason for the Election Commission of India (ECI) issuing notices to those on the draft electoral roll for Delhi.

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a large-scale verification exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to improve the accuracy of electoral rolls in Delhi has created a stir as prominent political figures including Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, former CM Arvind Kejriwal, BJP veteran LK Advani, former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, BJP MLA Kailash Gahlot, EAM S Jaishankar were among the 3.31 million electors who received notices over discrepancies in their details. Other prominent names on the list include former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar and Election Commissioner SS Sandhu. They were issued notices over discrepancies in the details furnished during the electoral roll revision exercise. The EC has, however, said that no elector's name can be deleted without providing an opportunity to be heard and issuing a proper, speaking and appealable order. But why 3.3 million voters in Delhi received poll panel's SIR notice? Not being mapped to the last SIR (First phase) is the single biggest reason for the Election Commission of India (ECI) issuing notices to those on the draft electoral roll for Delhi This reason alone accounts for 42% of notices Name mismatches with the previous roll and age differences with parents or children is the factor for notices for the remaining percentage of people While, 59,791 notices have no reason listed against them These trends are drawn from the list of persons to whom notices have been issued, uploaded by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi For 4% people who have been issued notices there are multiple discrepancies. The average age of the person issued a notice is 40 years and that the oldest person issued a notice is 125 years old Notices issued to 3.11 million (94%) have just a single reason listed against them. This number also includes those who have not been mapped to the previous SIR

Not being mapped to the last SIR (First phase) is the single biggest reason for the Election Commission of India (ECI) issuing notices to those on the draft electoral roll for Delhi.

Delhi SIR: Why 3.31 million electors have been sent notices? WION Explains

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his wife, Kyoko Jaishankar, are among the high-profile names that have received notices from the Election Commission during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in New Delhi.&nbsp;CBI Director Praveen Sood and members of his family, former Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and his wife, former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai and members of her family, the wife and son of CPM MP John Britas and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and his family have also received Special Intensive Revision (SIR) notices from the Election Commission as part of the exercise.All of these individuals are registered as voters within the New Delhi Assembly constituency. Jaishankar and his wife are voters in the Sunder Bagh electoral part of the New Delhi Assembly constituency.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-triumphal-arch-military-complex-drones-snipers-arlington-1789910187177">Trump says proposed 250-foot triumphal arch will be turned into ‘military complex’</a>Their names were listed under the “unmapped with last SIR” category, indicating that the Election Commission could not link their current electoral records with the rolls prepared during the previous revision exercise in 2002.&nbsp;CPM MP John Britas's wife, Sheba Britas, and their son, Anand Britas, cited different discrepancies. Sheba was cited under "self-name mismatch", while Anand received a notice over a "parent-name mismatch".A large number of top central government secretaries and agency heads were flagged under the "unmapped" or "mismatch" criteria. The total number of SIR notices spans roughly 33 lakh voters in Delhi. The Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi said that receiving a notice does not imply that their name will be removed from the list.&nbsp;“System-generated notices are being issued to the above-mentioned categories to correct their data in ECINET. No name can be deleted without giving an opportunity of being heard and a proper, speaking and appealable order,” the CEO said.&nbsp;&nbsp;

S Jaishankar, CBI Director Praveen Sood and former Army chief Upendra Dwivedi are among high-profile voters issued notices during Delhi’s SIR exercise.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his wife, Kyoko Jaishankar, are among the high-profile names that have received notices from the Election Commission during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in New Delhi. CBI Director Praveen Sood and members of his family, former Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and his wife, former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai and members of her family, the wife and son of CPM MP John Britas and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and his family have also received Special Intensive Revision (SIR) notices from the Election Commission as part of the exercise. All of these individuals are registered as voters within the New Delhi Assembly constituency. Jaishankar and his wife are voters in the Sunder Bagh electoral part of the New Delhi Assembly constituency. Also Read: Trump says proposed 250-foot triumphal arch will be turned into ‘military complex’ Their names were listed under the “unmapped with last SIR” category, indicating that the Election Commission could not link their current electoral records with the rolls prepared during the previous revision exercise in 2002. CPM MP John Britas's wife, Sheba Britas, and their son, Anand Britas, cited different discrepancies. Sheba was cited under "self-name mismatch", while Anand received a notice over a "parent-name mismatch". A large number of top central government secretaries and agency heads were flagged under the "unmapped" or "mismatch" criteria. The total number of SIR notices spans roughly 33 lakh voters in Delhi. The Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi said that receiving a notice does not imply that their name will be removed from the list. “System-generated notices are being issued to the above-mentioned categories to correct their data in ECINET. No name can be deleted without giving an opportunity of being heard and a proper, speaking and appealable order,” the CEO said.

S Jaishankar, CBI Director Praveen Sood and former Army chief Upendra Dwivedi are among high-profile voters issued notices during Delhi’s SIR exercise.

S Jaishankar, former Army chief among high-profile names issued Delhi SIR notices

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to give “precedence” to the hearing of a writ petition raising discrepancies in the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Delhi, including the removal of lakhs of over 47 lakh voters from the draft electoral roll, on Monday, September 21.A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant listed the petition filed by advocates Prashant Bhushan and Neha Rathi, flagging that apart from the 47-plus lakh people removed in the draft roll, the Election Commission is preparing notices to 33 lakh people.&nbsp;The deletions came to light after the Election Commission published the draft roll on August 31.&nbsp;The bench agreed to take up the petition on Monday, when several other matters concerning Special Intensive Revision exercises are also listed.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-drone-firm-linked-to-trump-s-sons-signs-mou-with-pakistan-army-gets-initial-order-1789648161978">US drone firm linked to Trump’s sons signs MoU with Pakistan army, gets initial order</a>&nbsp;Advocate Prashant Bhushan, who appeared for the petitioner, told the court that the Election Commission had issued notices to 33 lakh people whose names were deleted. Bhushan questioned why the poll panel had not made public the names of people who were issued notices or the reasons cited for their exclusion from the roll.&nbsp;“What they have done is that they have not disclosed the names of people who have been issued notices or on what grounds they have been deleted,” Bhushan submitted.He also questioned the basis for identifying “logical discrepancies” and “unmapped” voters.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-treasury-rallies-global-financial-institutions-for-op-economic-outcast-to-isolate-iran-1789588781387">US Treasury rallies global financial institutions for Op Economic Outcast to isolate Iran</a>&nbsp;The Election Commission has said the deletions followed the identification of 43.32 lakh people who had either shifted from their recorded addresses or were absent during the revision exercise. It said another 2.82 lakh voters were found to be deceased and 1.41 lakh were registered at more than one place.&nbsp;Logical discrepancies refer to inconsistencies in voters’ personal details. These can include unusual age differences between family members, changes in parents’ names and entries supported only by Aadhaar, he said.Mapping involves checking voters’ details against older electoral records or voting records of family members from previous generations.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-in-3-years-kevin-warsh-defies-trump-as-inflation-mounts-1789583250156">Fed raises rates for first time in 3 years, Kevin Warsh defies Trump as inflation mounts</a>&nbsp;Bhushan, while describing the SIR process as “totally opaque”, urged the court to hear the matter at an early stage.“We will list it on Monday (September 21). Such matters will have precedence,” CJI Kant said.

The Election Commission has said the deletions followed the identification of 43.32 lakh people who had either shifted from their addresses or were absent during revision exercise. It said another 2.82 lakh voters were deceased and 1.41 lakh were registered at more than one place.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to give “precedence” to the hearing of a writ petition raising discrepancies in the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Delhi, including the removal of lakhs of over 47 lakh voters from the draft electoral roll, on Monday, September 21. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant listed the petition filed by advocates Prashant Bhushan and Neha Rathi, flagging that apart from the 47-plus lakh people removed in the draft roll, the Election Commission is preparing notices to 33 lakh people. The deletions came to light after the Election Commission published the draft roll on August 31. The bench agreed to take up the petition on Monday, when several other matters concerning Special Intensive Revision exercises are also listed. Also Read: US drone firm linked to Trump’s sons signs MoU with Pakistan army, gets initial order Advocate Prashant Bhushan, who appeared for the petitioner, told the court that the Election Commission had issued notices to 33 lakh people whose names were deleted. Bhushan questioned why the poll panel had not made public the names of people who were issued notices or the reasons cited for their exclusion from the roll. “What they have done is that they have not disclosed the names of people who have been issued notices or on what grounds they have been deleted,” Bhushan submitted. He also questioned the basis for identifying “logical discrepancies” and “unmapped” voters. Also Read: US Treasury rallies global financial institutions for Op Economic Outcast to isolate Iran The Election Commission has said the deletions followed the identification of 43.32 lakh people who had either shifted from their recorded addresses or were absent during the revision exercise. It said another 2.82 lakh voters were found to be deceased and 1.41 lakh were registered at more than one place. Logical discrepancies refer to inconsistencies in voters’ personal details. These can include unusual age differences between family members, changes in parents’ names and entries supported only by Aadhaar, he said. Mapping involves checking voters’ details against older electoral records or voting records of family members from previous generations. Also Read: Fed raises rates for first time in 3 years, Kevin Warsh defies Trump as inflation mounts Bhushan, while describing the SIR process as “totally opaque”, urged the court to hear the matter at an early stage. “We will list it on Monday (September 21). Such matters will have precedence,” CJI Kant said.

The Election Commission has said the deletions followed the identification of 43.32 lakh people who had either shifted from their addresses or were absent during revision exercise. It said another 2.82 lakh voters were deceased and 1.41 lakh were registered at more than one place.

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against Delhi SIR on priority after deletion of 47 lakh voters

The Election Commission of India on Thursday (May 14) announced the dates for Phase-III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) that will be conducted in 16 States and 3 Union Territories (UTs). It added that with this, the poll body will cover the entire country in Phase-III, except Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. During SIR Phase-III, over 3.94 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will go house-to-house to 36.73 crore electors, assisted by 3.42 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties during the Enumeration Phase, EC said in a statement.“The schedule of SIR Phase-III has been fixed keeping in view the common field machinery with the ongoing house listing of Census,” EC said. “With this, the SIR of Electoral Rolls will cover the entire country in Phase-III except Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh. After considering the completion of Phase-II of the Census in these three State/UTs and due consideration of the weather in the upper reaches/ snow bound areas, SIR schedule for these three State/UTs will be announced later.”“In the first two phases of the SIR in 13 States/UTs covering nearly 59 crore electors as on the date of order of SIR in the respective States/UTs, over 6.3 lakh BLOs and 9.2 lakh BLAs appointed by political parties were involved in various stages of the SIR process,” the statement read.Election Commission added that the SIR is a collaborative process that involves voters, political parties and election authorities. The ECI has urged all political parties to appoint Booth Level Agents (BLAs) for every polling station to ensure transparency and active participation throughout the SIR exercise.<h2>Check full state/UT-wise schedule:</h2>

<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>States/UTs</td><td>&nbsp;Qualifying date of SIR</td><td>Preparation, Training &amp; Printing</td><td>House to House visits byBLOs</td><td>Rationalization of Polling Stations</td><td>Publication of draft Electoral roll</td><td>Period for filing claims &amp; objections</td><td>Notice Phase/ disposal of Claims &amp;objection</td><td>Publication of Final Electoral Roll</td></tr><tr><td>Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur</td><td>&nbsp;01.07.2026</td><td>20.05.2026 to29.05.2026</td><td>30.05.2026to 28.06.2026</td><td>&nbsp;By 28.06.2026</td><td>&nbsp;05.07.2026</td><td>05.07.2026 to04.08.2026</td><td>05.07.2026 to02.09.2026</td><td>&nbsp;06.09.2026</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;DNH &amp; DD</td><td>&nbsp;01.07.2026</td><td>25.05.2026 to03.06.2026</td><td>04.06.2026to 03.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;By 03.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;10.07.2026</td><td>10.07.2026 to09.08.2026</td><td>10.07.2026 to07.09.2026</td><td>&nbsp;11.09.2026</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;Uttarakhand</td><td>&nbsp;01.07.2026</td><td>29.05.2026 to07.06.2026</td><td>08.06.2026to 07.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;By 07.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;14.07.2026</td><td>14.07.2026 to13.08.2026</td><td>10.07.2026 to11.09.2026</td><td>&nbsp;15.09.2026</td></tr><tr><td>Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh</td><td>&nbsp;01.07.2026</td><td>05.06.2026 to14.06.2026</td><td>15.06.2026to 14.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;By 14.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;21.07.2026</td><td>21.07.2026 to20.08.2026</td><td>21.07.2026 to18.09.2026</td><td>&nbsp;22.09.2026</td></tr><tr><td>Telangana, Punjab</td><td>&nbsp;01.10.2026</td><td>15.06.2026 to24.06.2026</td><td>25.06.2026to 24.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;By 24.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;31.07.2026</td><td>31.07.2026 to30.08.2026</td><td>31.07.2026 to28.09.2026</td><td>&nbsp;01.10.2026</td></tr><tr><td>Karnataka, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Delhi</td><td>&nbsp;01.10.2026</td><td>&nbsp;20.06.2026 to29.06.2026</td><td>30.06.2026to 29.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;By 29.07.2026</td><td>&nbsp;05.08.2026</td><td>&nbsp;05.08.2026 to04.09.2026</td><td>&nbsp;05.08.2026 to03.10.2026</td><td>&nbsp;07.10.2026</td></tr><tr><td>Nagaland</td><td>&nbsp;01.10.2026</td><td>05.08.2026 to14.08.2026</td><td>16.08.2026to 14.09.2026</td><td>&nbsp;By 14.09.2026</td><td>&nbsp;20.09.2026</td><td>20.09.2026 to20.10.2026</td><td>20.09.2026 to18.11.2026</td><td>&nbsp;22.11.2026</td></tr><tr><td>Tripura</td><td>&nbsp;01.10.2026</td><td>05.09.2026 to14.09.2026</td><td>15.09.2026to 14.10.2026</td><td>&nbsp;By 14.10.2026</td><td>&nbsp;21.10.2026</td><td>21.10.2026 to20.10.2026</td><td>21.10.2026 to19.12.2026</td><td>&nbsp;23.12.2026</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

The Election Commission of India announced Phase-III of SIR across 16 states and 3 UTs, with BLOs and BLAs conducting door-to-door voter verification for 36.73 crore electors.

The Election Commission of India on Thursday (May 14) announced the dates for Phase-III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) that will be conducted in 16 States and 3 Union Territories (UTs). It added that with this, the poll body will cover the entire country in Phase-III, except Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. During SIR Phase-III, over 3.94 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will go house-to-house to 36.73 crore electors, assisted by 3.42 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties during the Enumeration Phase, EC said in a statement. “The schedule of SIR Phase-III has been fixed keeping in view the common field machinery with the ongoing house listing of Census,” EC said. “With this, the SIR of Electoral Rolls will cover the entire country in Phase-III except Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. After considering the completion of Phase-II of the Census in these three State/UTs and due consideration of the weather in the upper reaches/ snow bound areas, SIR schedule for these three State/UTs will be announced later.” “In the first two phases of the SIR in 13 States/UTs covering nearly 59 crore electors as on the date of order of SIR in the respective States/UTs, over 6.3 lakh BLOs and 9.2 lakh BLAs appointed by political parties were involved in various stages of the SIR process,” the statement read. Election Commission added that the SIR is a collaborative process that involves voters, political parties and election authorities. The ECI has urged all political parties to appoint Booth Level Agents (BLAs) for every polling station to ensure transparency and active participation throughout the SIR exercise. Check full state/UT-wise schedule:

The Election Commission of India announced Phase-III of SIR across 16 states and 3 UTs, with BLOs and BLAs conducting door-to-door voter verification for 36.73 crore electors.

EC announces Phase-III of SIR: Schedule released for 16 states, 3 UTs – Check full list

delhi-sir

Delhi Sir, News on Delhi Sir, stories on Delhi Sir, articles on Delhi Sir, Delhi Sir stories at Wion, Delhi Sir news, Delhi Sir latest news

delhi sir

Delhi SIR: Why 3.31 million electors have been sent notices? WION Explains

S Jaishankar, CBI chief and former Army chief get Delhi SIR notices

SC to hear plea against Delhi SIR on priority after deletion of 47 lakh voters

EC announces Phase-III of SIR: Schedule released for 16 states, 3 UTs