IndiaArvind Kejriwal, former Delhi Chief Minister and leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI) for its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which led to the exclusion of over 4.7 million voters from Delhi's draft electoral roll. Out of approximately 1.45 crore registered voters in Delhi, nearly 33% were removed from the draft list, the highest percentage among all states and union territories undergoing the SIR process. The ECI explained that these exclusions were due to voters being classified as 'uncollectable', such as those who were absent, shifted, deceased, or duplicates. The SIR process involved door-to-door verification, but only about 67% of enumeration forms were received and digitized. Voters whose names were omitted can still apply for inclusion by submitting Form 6 with supporting documents by September 30. The final electoral roll is expected to be published on November 4.
Bias read (Progressive): The article highlights criticism from Arvind Kejriwal, a prominent left-leaning politician, towards the Election Commission's actions. While the article presents factual data about the SIR process and voter exclusions, it frames the issue as a potential reduction in population, implying a critique (
