Arvind Kejriwal, family get notices as Delhi voter records fail to match past SIR data

Arvind Kejriwal and four family members have been served notices in Delhi's SIR exercise. The action places the family among electors flagged for verification under the Unmapped with Last SIR category.

In Short

• Notices issued under 'Unmapped with Last SIR' category for electoral roll verification
• AAP alleges political motive behind Kejriwal family's names missing in draft voter list
• SIR exercise saw 67.18% electors' forms digitised; claims open till September 30

Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and four members of his family have been served notices by the Delhi Election Commission under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

The notices have been issued under the “Unmapped with Last SIR” category, according to information available on the exercise.

Kejriwal, his wife Sunita Kejriwal, his father Gobind Ram Kejriwal and his mother Gita Devi have been served notices. His 25-year-old son Pulkit Kejriwal has also received a notice under the same category.

The five members of the Kejriwal family are among 110 people who have been served notices in the specific part segment of Assembly Constituency 40, which covers the New Delhi constituency.

The notices are part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 exercise being conducted by the Delhi Election Commission.

WHO ARE UNMAPPED VOTERS UNDER SIR?

Under the SIR exercise, an unmapped voter is a person whose current electoral-roll details can not be matched with the corresponding details in the previous SIR electoral roll. Such voters are being asked to provide documents to establish their eligibility and verify their electoral records.

The Election Commission has also identified mapped voters with discrepancies in details such as their names or dates of birth. Notices are being issued in both categories as part of the claims and objections process.

CM REKHA GUPTA PUT UNDER SCANNER TOO

The Election Commission said a notice was issued to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta after her name appeared in the list of discrepancies during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The Commission said Gupta’s details and documents were subsequently verified and her electoral entry was validated. Her name will be included in the Final Electoral Roll for Assembly Constituency 14 (Shalimar Bagh), scheduled to be published on November 4, 2026.

SIR AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE POPULATION: KEJRIWAL

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) questioned the Election Commission after former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his wife Sunita Kejriwal, son Pulkit Kejriwal and parents were flagged as “unmapped with last SIR” during the revision of Delhi’s electoral rolls.

In a post on X, the party sarcastically questioned the Election Commission over the development and suggested that the action was politically motivated.

“Is everything happening in this country just to keep the Supreme Lord happy? @ECISVEEP, how is it possible that the names of three-time Delhi Chief Minister @ArvindKejriwal Ji and his family members are missing from the Delhi voter list?” AAP said.

The notices to Arvind Kejriwal and his family come amid a wider exercise in Delhi that has drawn political attention. Kejriwal, who served as Delhi chief minister three times, is the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party.

On August 31, Kejriwal had questioned the SIR exercise after the draft electoral roll excluded the names of more than 47 lakh voters. In a post on X, he said that of around 1.5 crore voters in Delhi, 47 lakh names were missing from the draft roll.

Taking a swipe at the Centre, Kejriwal said the government need not be concerned about population growth because the SIR exercise could reduce the country’s population from 140 crore to 50 crore.

DELHI SIR: ENUMERATION AND CLAIMS PROCESS

The SIR exercise in Delhi involved door-to-door verification of electors. Enumeration forms for around 67.18 per cent of Delhi’s electors were received and digitised during the exercise, which began on June 30 and concluded on August 17.

The extent of digitisation varied across the capital’s 70 Assembly constituencies. Rohini recorded the highest rate at 83.43 per cent, while Tughlakabad recorded the lowest at 52.15 per cent.

Voters whose enumeration forms were not received during the exercise can still seek inclusion in the electoral roll. They can submit claims using Form 6 along with the required supporting documents until September 30.

The Delhi Election Commission is continuing the electoral roll revision process, with the notices issued under the “Unmapped with Last SIR” category forming part of the verification exercise.

Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Kumar on Saturday said the Election Commission has published a list of discrepancies identified during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and is issuing notices to voters to submit supporting documents.

The list includes “unmapped voters” as well as voters whose names are mapped to the previous electoral roll but have discrepancies in details such as their name or date of birth.

CAMPS SET UP FOR CLAIMS AND OBJECTIONS

Kumar said teams of electoral roll officers are conducting camps to hear claims and objections submitted by voters. The number of camps will be increased if required, he added.

The Election Commission has made the discrepancy list available to the public on its website and at prominent locations, allowing voters to check their details and respond to notices where required.

The ongoing process is part of the SIR exercise, under which electoral records are being reviewed and voters are being given an opportunity to establish their eligibility before the final electoral roll is published.

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