NEW DELHI — The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Delhi, has issued a comprehensive administrative clarification regarding the addition of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha to the voter list of AC-39 (Rajinder Nagar).
Rejecting allegations of procedural impropriety raised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the poll authority confirmed that the registration strictly adhered to statutory frameworks defined under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
Electoral Revision & Statutory Process Matrix
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Electoral Authority: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Delhi.
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Constituency & Location: AC-39 (Rajinder Nagar), Polling Booth Part No. 46.
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Subject Elector: Raghav Chadha (Rajya Sabha MP | Transitioned from AAP to BJP in April 2026).
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Governing Mechanism: Form 6 filing during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) window.
Audit Trail & Regulatory Timeline
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August 26, 2026: Form 6 application (Application No. 05039D6N2608261200000) formally submitted for voter inclusion.
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August 26 – September 2, 2026: Mandatory 7-day statutory notice and public objection period completed.
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September 2, 2026: Formal approval granted by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).
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Sequential Database Entry (#747): Added immediately to the database following the draft baseline freeze of 746 voters, in compliance with ECI SIR guidelines.
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Inter-State Roll Deletion: Follows the removal of Chadha’s registration from his former constituency in Punjab.
Political Objections vs. Administrative Framework
| Issue / Metric | Allegations by AAP (Anurag Dhanda / Saurabh Bharadwaj) | CEO Delhi / ECI Regulatory Stand |
| Inclusion Process | Alleged “back-door” entry; queried serial number #747 after draft freeze. | Standard Form 6 processing executed during the open Claims & Objections window. |
| Transparency | Demanded public disclosure of Form 6 for public scrutiny. | Adhered to the mandatory 7-day ERO notice period per ECI guidelines. |
| Sequential Entry | Challenged the addition following the August 31 draft count of 746. | Approved Form 6 additions automatically increment sequentially in the live database. |
