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IndusInd Bank CEO Rajiv Anand Faces Hearing Notice Over 'Unmapped' Voter Status
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CNBC TV18•28-09-2026, 08:50
IndusInd Bank CEO Rajiv Anand Faces Hearing Notice Over 'Unmapped' Voter Status
- •IndusInd Bank MD & CEO Rajiv Anand criticized the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process after his name was marked "unmapped" on the electoral roll, requiring him to appear for a hearing or face deletion.
- •Anand, who has voted in every election since becoming eligible and holds multiple government IDs, expressed frustration on X about being asked to prove his identity.
- •His case is part of a broader scrutiny of electoral records in Delhi, where prominent figures like L K Advani, Jagdeep Dhankhar, S Jaishankar, and Arvind Kejriwal also received notices for discrepancies.
- •The Election Commission's SIR exercise in Delhi has identified over 33 lakh electors for notices due to discrepancies, with many cases involving voters whose details couldn't be matched with the 2002 electoral roll.
- •Electoral authorities have clarified that a notice does not automatically mean deletion, and voters must be given an opportunity to be heard, with the deadline for claims and objections extended to October 30, 2026.
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IndusInd Bank CEO Rajiv Anand received a hearing notice because his name was marked as “unmapped” in the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Delhi, with authorities threatening deletion if he fails to appear.
The Election Commission extended the deadline for filing claims and objections under Delhi's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise to October 30, 2026, with the final electoral roll scheduled for publication on December 4, 2026.
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office clarified that receiving a notice during the SIR exercise does not automatically mean a voter’s name will be deleted from the electoral roll, as voters must be given an opportunity to be heard.
