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Supreme Court flags 'mechanical' SIR notices in Delhi; ECI says no genuine voter will be deleted

22 Sept 2026 · 4 outlets · 1 min read

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  1. A 'logical discrepancy' is a flagged data mismatch, such as a parent less than 15 years older than their child.
  2. ECI counsel said its list of 12 documents was not exhaustive and 14,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) were deployed in Delhi.
  3. On 26 September the ECI extended Delhi's deadline for claims and objections to 30 October.

Hearing a petition on Delhi's SIR on 22 September 2026, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, on a bench led by CJI Surya Kant, said notices to voters appeared 'almost mechanical' and probably machine-generated, and asked the ECI to consider extra filters. The petition said about 33 lakh of 97.53 lakh electors on Delhi's draft roll were being sent notices for 'no mapping' or 'logical discrepancies' without published reasons. The ECI's counsel assured the court no genuine voter in Delhi would be deleted.

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Claim by claim

?Unverified

Not a single genuine voter in Delhi will be deleted.

Said by ECI counsel DS Naidu

This is an assurance about a process still under way; Delhi's final roll had not been published.

ETV Bharat
✓Verified

33,12,919 electors (33.96%) on Delhi's draft roll are being issued notices.

Said by Petitioners

The figure comes from the petition citing ECI data; the bench was told the ECI had issued notices to about 33 lakh people, and the number was not contested in reports.

The Hindu · ETV Bharat
In their own words

What each side says

Petitioners

Represented by Prashant Bhushan and Kapil Sibal, they said notices caused hardship to daily-wage earners and that BLOs often did not visit multi-storey buildings.

Verdictum
Election Commission

Its counsel said petitioners came to court days after writing to the ECI without giving it time to respond, and that voters could produce any convincing material to prove eligibility.

Verdictum · ETV Bharat
Honest gaps

Not yet known

  • ?Whether the ECI will publish the rules its software uses to flag 'logical discrepancies', as the petition asks.
Who reported this

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Left-leaning · 1Centre · 2Official record · 1

4 outlets across the spectrum. Leanings are a rough guide to who reported it, not a verdict on accuracy.

  1. ETV BharatSC Flags 'Mechanical' SIR Notices In Delhi, Urges Safeguards; EC Considers Deadline Extension If Needed
  2. VerdictumRefinement Of Tool Is Necessary, Mechanical Notices Are Going: Apex Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Delhi SIR
  3. The HinduSupreme Court agrees to give 'precedence' in hearing plea against Delhi SIR
  4. Press Information Bureau (Election Commission)The meeting of the Commission was held today i.e. 26.09.2026 at 3:00 PM. The following decisions were taken in the meeting

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