BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha alleges his name is marked as “shifted” (and reported as deleted) in Punjab’s draft voter rolls during the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR). He says his voter ID is registered in Mohali and that the change suggests “political vendetta” by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government. Chadha argues the classification may not be clerical and says he is seeking remedies during the claims and objections stage before final rolls are issued.
AAP and other reports dispute Chadha’s framing. The AAP says the SIR is an Election Commission exercise and the state government has “no role” in deciding which names are removed. Some AAP-aligned reporting also counters by alleging Chadha is trying to secure voter registration in Delhi through a “backdated” process, while Chadha rejects that charge and says proper procedures were followed and remedies are available.
Outlets also differ in emphasis on what happened across states: some focus on the Punjab “shifted/permanently shifted” mark, while others note Chadha’s name appearing in Delhi’s draft roll after the Punjab change, alongside references to how additions and deletions depend on forms, verifications, and the timelines for draft and final publications.
