Arvind Kejriwal questions SIR after 47 lakh Delhi voters missing from draft roll

NewsIndiaArvind Kejriwal questions SIR after 47 lakh Delhi voters missing from draft roll Arvind Kejriwal questioned the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision after the Delhi draft roll left out more than 47 lakh voters. He said the missing names raised serious concerns and mocked the Centre over the scale of the exercise.Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal (File Photo: PTI)Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal on Monday questioned the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise after the draft electoral roll for Delhi excluded the names of more than 47 lakh voters.Reacting to the publication of the draft roll, Kejriwal said on X that out of around 1.5 crore voters, 47 lakh names were missing. Taking a swipe at the Centre, he said the government should not be concerned about population growth because the SIR exercise could reduce the country's population from 140 crore to 50 crore.- EndsPublished By: Priyanka KumariPublished On: Aug 31, 2026 16:58 IST