New Delhi: Nearly 475 of the 728 voters whose names have been deleted in JJ Bela Estate in Chandni Chowk have submitted applications for inclusion in the final SIR roll, Delhi election officials said Tuesday. A row has erupted over the deletion of 728 out of the 729 registered voters in booth no. 38 from the draft roll under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision in Delhi.
“There are 728 people living in Bela Estate along Yamuna. They voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. Their homes were demolished in 2023 — but they never left; they are still here,” he said. “Nearly 475 out of the 728 people submitted Form 6. Such electors may apply in Form 6 for inclusion as fresh voters along with documentary proof, the official said. Forms can be submitted till Oct 30.
Because that is the closest booth to where they currently stay,” he added, they are being added as homeless voters and they will be linked to the same polling booth.
“This is not SIR — this is a way of stealing votes,” leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi wrote on X after visiting the area Monday. “Special camps were organised recently under Geeta Colony bridge where these people currently stay to facilitate their inclusion,” said an official. After the SIR, only one name remains on the voter list… These people have been living here for decades. The forms are being verified by BLOs, following which they will be enrolled as voters. Following the demolition, many of the people from JJ Bela Estate started living under Geeta Colony bridge.