By Admin 
Preparations for special intensive revision (SIR) of voter lists have started in Delhi. After Bihar, this practice will be done to increase the accuracy and transparency of the voter list in the national capital.
Officials said on 15 September that although no date has been fixed so far, the ground work of this process is in the final stages and the employees concerned are being trained.
What are the preparations happening?
According to the Delhi Election Commission, vacancies are being filled in the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and booth level officers (BLO) are being trained.
Officials say that the work of restructuring and record improvement of polling stations is also going on so that it can be implemented fast as soon as the process starts.
Officials said that this step will prove to be important for removing the flaws of the voter list and adding new voters before the next elections.
Lesson from Bihar’s experience, increased expectations in Delhi
Recently special intensive revision in Bihar gave rise to political debate. This was the first major campaign after 2003 in which the voter list was reviewed and the total voter number decreased from 7.9 crores to 7.24 crore.
The opposition alleged that this was being denied the right to vote for the people, but the Election Commission clarified that the step was taken only to include eligible citizens in the list and to remove ineligible names.
This initiative in Delhi is considered important to update the voter list and increase electoral transparency.
Total voter and future strategy in Delhi
According to data from the special brief revision 2025 issued by the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, there are a total of 1,55,24,858 registered voters in the capital. These include 83,49,645 men, 71,73,952 females and 1,261 third gender voters.
Officials said that even though there is no election scheduled in Delhi, it is necessary to be ready in time.