The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision drive in Delhi has flagged electoral roll discrepancies, leading to notices being served to several high-profile individuals, including Union Minister S. Jaishankar, former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CBI Director Praveen Sood, and former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai. Discrepancies cited include unmapped voter records from previous rolls, name mismatches, and parental age inconsistencies. The opposition has criticised the exercise, describing it as a massive voter removal drive and a constitutional assault. In response, the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer clarified that issuing a notice does not signify automatic deletion of voter names, but serves to rectify data, ensuring an opportunity to be heard before any appealable order. The Bharatiya Janata Party defended the revision as a constitutional and unbiased exercise, pointing out notices issued across party and institutional lines. Electors receiving notices must verify their details, review the notice on the district portal, submit required documents within deadlines, and participate in verification hearings.
