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Concerns regarding Delhi SIR Dear @CeodelhiOffice We examined the deleted voters list (ASDD list) for 3 polling stations in Delhi after the first phase of the SIR, and found the following problems: 1. ASDD list does not mention the addresses of the deleted voters, making any public scrutiny extremely difficult. 2. To access the addresses of deleted voters, one has to look for their entry in the old voter list. The ASDD list states the part number and serial number of the old list. However, it does not specify which list (there are 4 lists on the ECI portal for 2025) and the link to access it. 3. There is a serious error when trying to access the old voter list- the polling station numbers and names have been completely mixed up. For instance, if you search for the voter list of Jagdamba Camp, you get “part number and name: 122-Jagdamba Camp”, but when you download the list, it is actually the voter list of GK- II. One has to download the list which is titled “96-Chirag Delhi” which opens the list of “96-Jagdamba Camp”! 4. The Delhi CEO has placed the minutes of the meetings of BLO-BLAs of each polling station in the public domain, which is a very welcome step. However, in several cases, the reason for deletion in the minutes does not match the reason given in the ASDD list. All the voters classified under ‘EF Refused’ (Enrollment Form Refused) in the minutes of meeting of polling station 96 of Assembly Constituency 50 are classified as ‘Untraceable/Absent’ in the ASDD lists. For instance, for a voter- Ram Sevak, in the minutes, the reason for deletion is recorded as ‘EF Refused’ (Enrollment Form Refused) but in the ASDD list for his polling station, the reason is ‘Untraceable/Absent’. These appear contradictory- was the person present and refused the enumeration form OR was he Untraceable/Absent. 5. Aadhaar has been made mandatory for anyone who wants to challenge their deletion. The ASDD list states on top- “Dissatisfied persons can submit their claim along with a copy of their Aadhaar card.” -Anjali Bhardwaj & Amrita Johri
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Anjali Bhardwaj retweeted
Jantar Mantar Sealed, @neha_aisa and others detained by Delhi Police They reached Jantar Mantar to seek resignation of Gyanesh Kumar CEC of India @AnjaliB_ @_YogendraYadav @pbhushan1 and others were also present
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जंतर मंतर जाने की मिली सज़ा, Activist और पत्रकार हिरासत में। @AnjaliB_
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“Gyanesh Kumar has to be held accountable, he must resign, and the SIR must be scrapped” RTI Activist @AnjaliB_ speaks to us at Jantar Mantar.
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Join the Citizen’s Protest today to demand- - Resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar - Scrapping of the SIR Join us at 2pm at Jantar Mantar ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
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Replying to @ECISVEEP
Rajdeep here is the document. On June 24, 2025 ECI announced SIR will be done across the country, starting with Bihar. On July 28, 2025 I filed an RTI application seeking a copy of all the files vide which the decision to initiate SIR across the country was approved by the ECI. The matter went up to the First Appellate Authority- the Principal Secretary of ECI who in his order stated- “appellant is informed that the Commission has so far not taken any decision on initiating a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across the country in 2025.” So the question really is - who took the decision to undertake the SIR? @sardesairajdeep
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What exactly is the objection — to the entire SIR exercise, Gyanesh Kumar allegedly turning the EC into a one-man show, the centralised software deciding voter eligibility, or the changes to Form 6? What is the specific objection that you believe amounts to a violation of the law? @AnjaliB_ responds. Listen in. #SIR #GyaneshKumar #ElectionCommission #ECI #Form6 #VoterRolls #ElectionNews #IndianPolitics #VoterRights #NewsToday @sardesairajdeep
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Must watch @TheRedMike ’s ‘Delhi Deleted’ — it examines the human impact of the SIR exercise through the stories of ordinary Delhi residents whose names have been deleted or flagged by the Election Commission.
DELHI DELETED is LIVE on @TheRedMike Alive people marked “DEAD.” Voters marked “NON-TRACEABLE.” Entire booths deleted after JJ clusters were demolished. 33 lakh voters served “Logical Discrepancy” notices. VIP names handled at home while ordinary voters stand in queues. Muslim voters fear being branded “Bangladeshi” if their names aren’t restored. And blatant misuse of Form 6 Millions. One voter list. A question of democratic identity. 🎥 DELHI DELETED — Watch the full investigation on @TheRedMike YouTube.
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Who is controlling the SIR? @johriamrita talks about the questions raised by two Election Commissioners over who has access to add or delete voters and why an audit of the electoral-roll database is needed. @MissfitMee @seemay @UrmileshJ @_YogendraYadav
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DELHI DELETED is LIVE on @TheRedMike Alive people marked “DEAD.” Voters marked “NON-TRACEABLE.” Entire booths deleted after JJ clusters were demolished. 33 lakh voters served “Logical Discrepancy” notices. VIP names handled at home while ordinary voters stand in queues. Muslim voters fear being branded “Bangladeshi” if their names aren’t restored. And blatant misuse of Form 6 Millions. One voter list. A question of democratic identity. 🎥 DELHI DELETED — Watch the full investigation on @TheRedMike YouTube.
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The brilliant investigation by @RitikaChopra__ shows the SIR farce that is deleting nearly 13 crore voters in the country is- -a centrally controlled secret system to decide who should be on the voter list - being controlled single-handedly by the Chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, with the help of DG (IT) Seema Khanna, in violation of the statutory framework. The election commission, which consists of 3 commissioners, has to take decisions either unanimously or by majority. The Investigation shows that 2 out of the 3 commissioners in the ECI were kept in the dark and their serious objections about the SIR were not taken on board. When the SIR had started in the country I had filed an RTI application asking for a copy of the files vide which decision was taken to undertake the SIR. The Principal Secretary of ECI said on record- “Commission has so far not taken any decision on initiating a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across the country in 2025!” So the question today is: Who is really calling the shots and taking decisions about the SIR, if it isn’t the ECI? Is it the MHA? Or the PMO?
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दिल्ली में जनवरी 2025 की वोटर लिस्ट से 56% नाम आज आपत्तियों के ज़रिये कटने की कगार पर हैं. इस पूरे मामले की जवाबदेही चुनाव आयोग की है और आयोग की साख गिरी है. #लोकतंत्र_की_हत्या #वोटचोर_ज्ञानेश
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#Imp: The Indian Express story on Election Commission of India is the single most important story of Modi years. The Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is Enemy Number 1 of the people of India. The young generation today is facing a huge unemployment crisis, paper leaks, children are facing crumbling school infrastructures, babies are facing adulterated cough syrups, all are facing air pollution in cities, and so much more. For every such crisis, people's only hope is that a better government comes in and tackles their issues. But if this very tool for bettering their lives, their RIGHT TO VOTE and FREE & FAIR ELECTION is stolen from them, then where will people go? Today, the entire young generation is demanding for change in our system. But the tool they must use: THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR CHANGE has been stolen. Gyanesh Kumar's conduct is manifestly illegal and deserves condemnation from the entire country. He has worked in a manner that will benefit only and only one single political party. And that party today is the BJP. It is fraud committed on the citizens of this country and Gyanesh Kumar must be hauled up in the prison for treason. Gyanesh Kumar is the original anti-national. And his time is up. Every person that ordered Gyanesh Kumar to steal our elections, every officer that helped Gyanesh steal elections, and every beneficiary of such theft will have to be jailed. They may flee the country but we must ensure that they are brought to justice even from the depths of hell. @Cockroachisback
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RT @MahuaMoitra: Message from ECI official to his juniors in the district. Every vote has one value, @ECISVEEP - no VIP category according…
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Delhi SIR is not just a fraud, it has become a joke.
Sanket Upadhyay
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No justification for why 100 Cr people being subjected to SIR: Anjali Bhardwaj (@AnjaliB_) Watch more here: piped.video/5JQ5DBIuuhM? si=clD9Ma9OainFN22J #sir #delhi #electioncommission #delhisir #specialintensiverevision
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Now girls are afraid of going to college! What are the police and govt doing?? Huge increase in crimes against women- everyday cases of rapes and gangrapes but administration is silent. We need real ACCOUNTABILITY- not empty slogans. Only VIPs are guaranteed security- what about ordinary citizens? Unfortunately the system is broken - need a massive people’s movement to fix it.
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“2,000 to 3,000 girls live around Aastha Kunj Park and go to LSR. Right now, we are trying to accommodate online classes in our college,” says LSR Student President Anusha Garg, as concerns grow over the safety of students following the Delhi Kalkaji gang-rape case. #TTP #Kalkaji #Delhi #AasthaKunj #LSR #WomensSafety #DelhiCrime #GangRapeCase @PreetiChoudhry
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Delhi SIR: Govt Choosing Its People? Rewriting Democracy! @AnjaliB_ Watch the full discussion here: piped.video/5JQ5DBIuuhM? si=_dYDCZvHugQB7jdS #delhi #delhisir #sir #specialintensiverevision #electioncommission
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The Election Commission of India is under fire like never before. The SIR has struck 13 crore names off draft rolls, putting the EC at the centre of intense public debate over its role in deciding who gets to vote — and who doesn’t. HOWEVER, what nobody knew: through that same period, some of the sharpest questions were being asked from inside. Out today, after months of work. Our #ExpressInvestigation 🧵 (1/10)
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) said the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) notices during the special intensive revision (SIR) in Delhi to over 33 lakh voters due to ‘logical discrepancies’ or ‘no mapping’ with previous electoral records seems to be “machine-generated” without any application of mind. ✍️@kdrajagopal thehindu.com/news/national/s…
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Read thread below on what happened in the SC on our petition regarding definition of what constitutes a ‘logical discrepancy’; notices being incomplete as they don’t disclose relevant details of the alleged discrepancy and disclosure of list of people to whom notices have been issued under SIR. #DelhiSIR
#DelhiSIR: #SupremeCourt to shortly hear writ petition challenging the alleged failure of ECI and the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer to disclose names of voters issued notices, along with the specific reasons for issuing such notices Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V Mohana.
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