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News18•26-09-2026, 20:15
Delhi SIR: Claims, Objections Deadline Extended to October 30; Final Roll on December 4
  • •The Election Commission extended the deadline for filing claims and objections under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi by a month, until October 30.
  • •The final voter list for Delhi is now scheduled to be published on December 4, a month later than the original November 4 date.
  • •The extension also pushes the deadline for disposal of notices, claims, and objections to November 30.
  • •The revised schedule follows a request from the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer due to discrepancies found in draft rolls, affecting over 97 lakh voters.
  • •Prominent figures, including L K Advani, S Jaishankar, and Arvind Kejriwal, received notices, but their details have largely been validated for inclusion in the final roll.

Key Questions Answered

The Election Commission extended the deadline for filing claims and objections under Delhi's Special Intensive Revision by a month until October 30, 2026.

The final voter list for Delhi is now scheduled to be published on December 4, 2026, following a one-month extension of the revision timeline.

Notices were issued to 33.13 lakh voters due to discrepancies in their enumeration forms, largely involving data that could not be matched with the 2002 electoral roll.