City’s homeless fear deletion from electoral roll over lack of papers; BLOs cite hardships
Delhi’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls has raised concerns that homeless voters may be removed if booth-level officers cannot verify documents or fixed addresses.
- Delhi is undergoing a special intensive revision of electoral rolls with publication milestones on July 29, August 5, and October 7.
- Election officials say Delhi has 10,448 homeless voters on the rolls.
- More than 97% of voters in Delhi have received enumeration forms during the revision.
- Booth-level officers report that homeless voters are difficult to verify because many lack documents, family records, and fixed addresses.
Delhi’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls has exposed a verification problem for homeless voters. Booth-level officers report that many such voters do not have documents, family records, or fixed addresses, even as the revision proceeds toward its scheduled deadlines.
The electoral roll was frozen before the exercise and had about 1.45 crore voters. Election officials say 10,448 homeless voters are on Delhi’s rolls, and people who sleep regularly at a location can be enrolled there.
Officials say more than 97% of voters have received enumeration forms, but only a fraction have been digitised so far. The revision is scheduled to end on July 29; draft rolls will be published on August 5 and the final roll on October 7.
UPSC can connect Delhi’s electoral-roll revision with the legal framework for voter registration, the Election Commission of India’s role, and the administrative difficulty of enrolling homeless persons who lack stable documents or addresses.
