The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday revised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) timelines for six states – Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Nagaland – amid a political row over the drive that aims to clean the electoral roll.
Delhi SIR Revised Timeline
The poll body extended the last date of filing claims and objections in the national capital to November 25 and shifted the publication of the final electoral roll to December 22. Now, the claims and objections filed will be disposed of by December 15.
The SIR Final publication of electoral rolls for Haryana, Nagaland, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra has been extended till November 30. The previous last date for filing claims and objections was October 30. The final roll was to be out on December 4.
Deadline For Filing Claims Extended To Nov 13 In Maharashtra
In Maharashtra, the deadline for filing claims and objections has been extended from October 26 to November 13. The notice phase and disposal of claims will now run until November 25, and the final roll will be published on November 30. The draft roll came out on August 31, and disposals had earlier been fixed for November 10.
47.56 Lakh Electors In Delhi Excluded From Draft
According to the Election Commission of India, 47.56 lakh electors in Delhi were excluded from the draft electoral rolls published on August 31. After the exclusion, as many as 2,75,856 Form 6 applications were received between August 31 and October 28. Form 6 is used by eligible voters seeking inclusion in the rolls, Form 7 for deletion of names and Form 8 for correction or modification of entries.
According to a report released by the office of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer on Wednesday, 2,71,639 Form 6 applications were received between August 31 and October 27, after the exclusion of 47,56,722 electors from the draft list published on August 31 during the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls.
West Delhi recorded the highest number of Form 6 applications filed at 33,377, followed by North West Delhi at 27,341, East Delhi at 26,212, South East Delhi at 26,054 and North East Delhi at 25,973.
The figures come as the claims and objections period, which began with the publication of the draft electoral rolls for all 70 assembly constituencies, is set to close on October 30. During the same period, Delhi received 20,654 Form 7 applications and 1,02,149 Form 8 applications. South West Delhi recorded the highest number of Form 7 applications at 3,152 and North East Delhi topped the Form 8 category with 13,373 applications.