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Supreme Court Advances Delhi Electoral Roll Hearing to October 28
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News18•14-10-2026, 12:00
Supreme Court Advances Delhi Electoral Roll Hearing to October 28
- •The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea on October 28 concerning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Delhi.
- •Advocate Prashant Bhushan sought an earlier hearing before the October 30 deadline for filing claims and objections.
- •The petition challenges the voter deletion process and seeks public disclosure of notices and specific reasons issued during the revision.
- •Petitioners Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri also requested an appropriate mechanism for the re-inclusion of voters whose names were omitted.
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The Supreme Court advanced the hearing on the plea concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi to October 28.
The deadline for filing claims and objections under the ongoing SIR in Delhi was extended till October 30, with the final voter list slated to be published on December 4.
The Election Commission published a draft electoral roll on August 31 under which 47 lakh voters were deleted from the total of 1.45 crore voters in Delhi.
