S Jaishankar, Ex-Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi, CBI Director Praveen Sood Get SIR Notices in Delhi
The EC said the notices are part of a wider verification drive over voter-record mismatches, with 33.13 lakh notices issued statewide.
- During the Special Intensive Revision, the Election Commission issued notices to prominent figures including External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, former Deputy PM LK Advani, and Manish Sisodia in the New Delhi Assembly constituency.
- The Election Commission is issuing notices over discrepancies, with most cases involving records that could not be matched with the 2002 electoral roll following draft roll publication.
- Other flagged individuals include CBI Director Praveen Sood, General Upendra Dwivedi, and late economist Bibek Debroy, all registered voters in the New Delhi Assembly constituency.
- The Delhi CEO clarified that receiving a notice does not trigger automatic removal; voters in flagged categories can correct information through ECINET or present their case.
- Notice disposal concludes by October 29, with Delhi's final electoral roll scheduled for publication on November 4, following receipt of 84,263 Form 6 applications since August 31.
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Notices have been issued to several prominent people under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Delhi due to discrepancies in their names. These include former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Election Commissioner SS Sandhu, and several others.
LK Advani, S Jaishankar and Jagdeep Dhankhar get SIR notices: Report
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal, who received a notice along with his wife under the "unmapped with last SIR" category, criticised the Election Commission and described the exercise as "special intensive deletion" of votes.
Delhi SIR: Got an EC notice? CEO says names won’t be automatically deleted after Advani, Jaishankar among those flagged
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer clarified that receiving a notice during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls does not guarantee removal from the voter list. Voters are entitled to present their case before any deletion occurs, ensuring due process is followed, they said.
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Times of IndiaS Jaishankar, ex-Army chief Upendra Dwivedi, CBI Director Praveen Sood get SIR notices in Delhi
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, CBI Director Praveen Sood and former Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi are among prominent people served notices during Delhi's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Their records could not be linked to the 2002 electoral roll. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and his family also received notices, while Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's electoral entry has been cleared following verification. The…
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