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728 of 729 Bela Estate voters were deleted from rolls?

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Checked 16 Oct 2026

A social media reel reports that almost the entire population of Bela Estate was marked as shifted in draft electoral rolls, leaving only a single registered voter. A resident in the video claimed that a Booth Level Officer collected their identity documents before their voter registrations were cancelled. Additionally, the reel expresses the opinion that this mass deletion reflects a deliberate effort by the government to disenfranchise poor and marginalized communities.

Main source: ABP Live

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#PeekOnGround: In Delhi’s Bela Estate, a striking change appears in the draft electoral rolls, almost the entire village has been marked as ‘shifted’, leaving…

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What we checked

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In the draft electoral rolls for Delhi's Bela Estate, almost the entire village was marked as shifted, leaving only one listed voter.ABP Live
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A Bela Estate resident stated that only one voter remains listed in their area while all other names were deleted from the voter list.
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A resident stated that a Booth Level Officer collected their identity documents but their voter registrations were subsequently cancelled.

What each side says

Election Commission authoritiesElection Commission authorities state that deletions occurred due to residential status changes following demolitions and location in ecologically sensitive areas. Hindustan Times

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