Delhi's draft electoral roll was released on Monday, with around 47.7 lakh electors left out of the draft list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
The draft roll includes around 97.5 lakh electors whose enumeration forms were received and digitised during the house-to-house exercise. Delhi has 1,45,10,299 registered electors.
47.7 lakh voters left out
According to the Delhi chief electoral officer, forms for 67.18 per cent of the city's electors were digitised during the revision process, which began on June 30 and concluded on August 17.
The remaining 47.7 lakh electors have been categorised as "uncollectable" under the Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others (ASDDO) categories. Their names do not appear in the draft roll.
However, their exclusion at this stage is not final. Electors whose enumeration forms were not received during the exercise can seek inclusion through the claims and objections process.
Claims can be filed till September 30
Those left out of the draft electoral roll can submit their claims for inclusion until September 30 using Form 6 along with the required supporting documents.
The Election Commission's revised schedule provides for the examination of claims and objections, with the notice and disposal process set to continue until October 29.
The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on November 4.
Digitisation varied across constituencies
The SIR exercise involved house-to-house enumeration across Delhi's 70 Assembly constituencies. However, the rate at which enumeration forms were digitised differed significantly between constituencies.
Rohini recorded the highest digitisation rate, with 83.43 per cent of forms processed during the exercise.
Tughlakabad recorded the lowest rate at 52.15 per cent.
The publication of the draft roll now gives electors an opportunity to check whether their names have been included and, where necessary, seek corrections or inclusion before the final list is prepared.
The claims and objections process will therefore be important for electors whose forms were not collected or digitised during the house-to-house revision.