India’s top court questions election body over Delhi roll notices
India’s Supreme Court has questioned the election body about notices issued during a revision of Delhi’s electoral rolls, NDTV reports. Petitioners say about 4.7 million names were left out of the draft roll, while notices went to roughly 3.3 million other voters whose names remained included.
India’s Supreme Court has questioned the election body about notices issued during a revision of the electoral roll in Delhi, according to NDTV. The petitioners told the court that around 47 lakh names were excluded from the draft electoral roll. They also said notices were issued to approximately 33 lakh other voters whose names remained in the draft roll.
The supplied material does not identify the election body officials questioned by the court or provide details of the court’s specific concerns. It also does not explain the reasons given for the exclusions or the notices. No ruling, deadline or response from the election authorities is included in the available information.
The figures reported by the petitioners describe two separate groups affected during the revision: people omitted from the draft roll and voters who remained listed but received notices.
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