CM Rekha Gupta, former CM Arvind Kejriwal
Following due verification of facts and documents provided by the elector, the entry for CM Rekha Gupta, has been validated and parked for inclusion in the final electoral roll of AC–14 (Shalimar Bagh), scheduled for official publication on Nov 4, 2026,” the ERO office stated in a statement.
Former Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, his wife and brother have also been issued notices over “self-name mismatch”, which EC says is a logical discrepancy. The office of electoral registration officer of Shalimar Bagh Saturday said the CM was identified in the list of logical discrepancies and issued notice in accordance with EC SOPs. Physical field verification was conducted by the designated booth level officer (BLO).
Special camps will be organised on Sept 20 and 27 at all the polling station locations for inclusion of voters. Earlier reporting noted: At least 3.31 million electors were issued notices, which also included Delhi CM Rekha Gupta.
AAP said in a post on X. “The names of Kejriwal and his family members are still there in the draft electoral roll,” said an official. Office of the electoral registration officer, New Delhi, said: “In case of Arvind Kejriwal and his family, the submitted enumeration forms were not complete in terms of details which would have enabled linkage of themselves with the electoral roll of last revision of respective states….consequently notices are being issued to the electors…” The poll panel said that such electors (Kejriwal and his family) will have to submit reply/requisite documents to the ERO upon receipt of notices and their disposal will be done by Oct 29. “All that an elector who receives an SIR notice on these grounds needs to do is to provide the necessary documents or details mapping himself to the last SIR roll or to seek a correction in his SIR enumeration form,” a senior EC official told TOI . “If at all the paperwork is not in order, the electoral registration officer (ERO) concerned must issue a speaking order, clearly listing reasons for deleting his name in the final roll,” said the EC officer. Meanwhile, the election office said registered voters whose houses were demolished recently in Delhi forcing them to shift from their registered addresses will be registered as voters. However, a clarification issued later said Gupta’s electoral details were verified after she was served the notice. Earlier reporting noted: The ERO said that owing to this, notices were being issued to those “who could not be linked with the electoral roll of last revision or to those those having logical discrepancies in their linking with the electoral roll of last revision.”
AAP, in a statement, asked how the names of an ex-CM and his family could disappear from the electoral rolls and questioned whether the voter-list exercise was being used to remove the names of opposition leaders.“Is everything happening in this country just to keep the Supreme Lord happy? Election Commission, how is it possible that the names of three-time Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his family members are missing from the Delhi voter list? Election officials, however, categorically denied the charges. Kejriwal used to live in Ghaziabad before he became the CM. Once these formalities are completed, the elector on notice will be added back to the roll if his documents are found in order. The Delhi CEO office has directed district authorities to organise camps near the sites where demolitions took place and encourage the voters to submit claims for inclusion in the voters list.
Meanwhile, EC sources said on Saturday that the notices to Kejriwal and his family members as well as to CM Gupta are part of a standard procedure followed where an elector fails to map himself to the electoral roll from last SIR or enters incorrect details in his SIR enumeration form.