BJP tampering voter list in New Delhi constituency: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday alleged that a large-scale fraud in “addition and deletion” of voters is taking place at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the New Delhi constituency from where Arvind Kejriwal is currently the sitting MLA.

“Large scale fraud is taking place in voter additions and deletions in the New Delhi Assembly. Delhi CM Atishi ji has written a letter to CEC presenting evidence and seeking time to meet,” AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal said.

CM Atishi, later in a press conference, presented data and testimonies allegedly showing widespread tampering with voter rolls. The party accused the BJP of “orchestrating the fraud” to influence the elections in a constituency from where Kejriwal has won three consecutive times.

“Between December 15, 2024, and January 2, 2025, over 10,500 new voter addition applications—amounting to 10 per cent of the constituency’s total voter base—were submitted after the Election Commission’s summary voter revision had ended,” the CM alleged.

She said that simultaneously, 6,167 applications for voter deletions, constituting nearly 5.77 per cent of the electorate, were filed during the same period. “The majority of these applications were fraudulent, with objectors summoned by the Election Commission denying any involvement,” Atishi said.

The party demanded immediate action, including 100 per cent verification of objectors, house-to-house surveys, public disclosure of applicant details, and telephonic confirmations to prevent further fraud.

The chief minister alleged that applications to add 10 per cent extra voters were received between December 15 and January 2. “On some specific dates, the numbers are shocking: on December 24, there were 1,103 applications; on December 25, there were 982; on December 27, 547; on December 29, 734; and on December 30, 789. Nearly 800 to 1,000 voter addition applications were submitted daily,” the CM said.

“So, if voter deletions were not evident during the summary revision when booth-level officers were going door-to-door, why are there now thousands of deleted applications? This is a clear conspiracy to manipulate voter rolls,” she added.

The CM revealed another figure that of the 6,167 voter deletion applications, 4,283 were filed by just 84 people. “Who are these individuals removing so many votes?” she questioned.