Duplicate voter IDs won past Delhi elections for the opposition?

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Checked 9 Oct 2026 · Updated 10 Oct 2026

The Election Commission's voter roll revision aims to remove duplicate entries. There is no evidence that duplicate voter IDs or infiltrators determined past election victories for AAP or Congress.

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The Election Commission of India allegedly removed around 14 lakh eligible voters, particularly poor and migrant communities, during a pre-revision exercise in Delhi.

"Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that around 14 lakh voters had been removed during a pre-SIR exercise and claimed that they would not be able to participate in the ongoing revision process." ThePrint, 2026-07-17

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A Delhi resident possesses two voter ID cards, one from Uttar Pradesh and one from Delhi.No reliable source found for this yet.

People have registered and created multiple voter IDs in up to four different locations.No reliable source found for this yet.

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The Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Delhi has been used to remove around 14 lakh eligible voters, particularly poor and migrant communities from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

What each side says

Kejriwal and CongressAAP alleged that the voter roll revision unfairly disenfranchises migrant workers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. India Today

Election Commission (Gyanesh Kumar)The Election Commission stated that the revision ensures voters are registered only where they ordinarily reside and eliminates duplicate or ineligible entries. The Hindu

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