1. Supreme Court to hear plea over 47 lakh names dropped from Delhi’s draft voter list on September 22

Supreme Court to hear plea over 47 lakh names dropped from Delhi’s draft voter list on September 22

India

  • The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea on the deletion of 47 lakh names from Delhi's electoral roll.
  • The matter is scheduled for 21 September, alongside other petitions on Special Intensive Revision exercises.
  • Advocate Prashant Bhushan said the EC had notified 33 lakh voters but not disclosed names or reasons for deletion.
  • The EC said deletions followed identifying 43.32 lakh shifted or absent voters, 2.82 lakh deceased, and 1.41 lakh duplicates.

Source: telegraphindia.com

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