As AAP, BJP spar over Delhi voters’ record, EC to publish closing rolls on 6 Jan

Whereas the ruling Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) interact in a disagreement, accusing one another of manipulating the voters’ record forward of the approaching Delhi meeting elections, the chief electoral workplace (Delhi) is ready to ‘settle’ the controversy by publishing the ultimate record of electoral rolls early subsequent month.

Sharing details about registration of recent voters, the electoral workplace stated since 28 November this yr, about 4.8 lakh kinds have been obtained for brand new voter registrations and the ultimate electoral rolls will probably be revealed on 6 January 2025.

The battle for Delhi has heated up lately, with each the AAP and BJP upping the ante in opposition to one another. The AAP has accused the BJP of conniving with ECI (Election Fee of India) officers to get the names of voters in its strongholds deleted from the voters’ record whereas the BJP claims that the AAP authorities has been ‘nurturing’ Rohingyas as its vote financial institution by offering them shelter within the capital.

With the ECI placing the information in public area, it’s more likely to clear the air over the raging controversy and convey an finish to barb-trading over electoral rolls. “The method of updation i.e. addition, deletion and modification is a steady exercise and the identical is present process at current additionally. Between 29 November, 2024, and the current date 4,85,624 functions for brand new registrations (Kind 6), 82,450 functions for deletions (Kind 7), and 1,71,385 functions for modifications (Kind 8) have been obtained until date,” it stated in a press assertion.