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Honorable Chair, Honourable Proud Ones of the INC and Honourable delegates,

To be frank, the Election Commission has shown undue delay and laxity in sorting out the defects in the electoral rolls. Many names vanished, whole lists of electors went missing, and citizens who came to vote found that their names were not in the lists. This is not a minor mistake but a substantive error.

Complaints were filed, evidence was presented. Yet, the Commission proceeded with undue delay as if this was some sort of Sunday afternoon electoral process. When delays time after time seem to work for one party, true democracy or a sham performance becomes open to question.

It proves ineffective to rectify the voter list after the elections, since the harm would already have been caused. While it does not have an accurate and reliable voter registry, the Commission cannot credibly claim legitimacy.

It requires no excuses and no silence; it requires action and an Election Commission that performs its duties.

Thank you.

Regarding this pls give me the appropriate links that support this, Im Sonia Gandhi of INC of INDIA and I am opposing the NDA and most importantly BJP

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Organizing content with well-sourced evidence

I have sources from both 2025 and earlier about issues with electoral rolls. For each speech point, I’ll include themes like Election Commission delays and transparency, using reports of penalized officials, Supreme Court cases, and judicial concerns about timely electoral roll revisions. I’ll gather the most relevant, supportive sources for each.

Selecting supporting sources for speech content

I have plenty of evidence for the speech points. For "Election Commission delays," I have cases from Telangana and Tamil Nadu where names were missing from voter lists. I also have articles from various outlets and court cases showing how petitions and complaints were filed but not acted on in a timely manner.

Refining speech points with supporting evidence

For the point on bias, I'll need to be careful about the language. We can refer to allegations from Rahul Gandhi and other parties, including the allegations about mass deletions from the BJP. It’s helpful to point out this is an issue across multiple parties, not just one. I’ll back this with legal and journalistic opinions about voter list errors undermining government legitimacy.

Balancing evidence and neutrality in speech

I should use legal and analytical sources to highlight the need for accurate voter rolls to maintain legitimacy, while being cautious not to present normative statements as facts. I’ll mention that many observers argue for this, bringing in both neutral and more opinionated sources. It’s also important to acknowledge the improvements, like SIR, while still conveying cases of mass deletions, like in Telangana, without overstating.

Providing neutral sources and supporting claims

I need to share 10–15 sources under headings linked to specific claims, without taking sides. I’ll emphasize that I’m providing public reporting and research, not promoting any partisan strategies. The sources will include recent news about voter list errors in India, such as issues in West Bengal and Noida, with a navlist at the end referencing the relevant articles.

Crafting structured response with supporting sources

I’m structuring the response to highlight neutrality and the limits of my answer. I'll break it into sections:

  1. Intro: Acknowledge limitations and neutrality.
  2. Background: Electoral roll issues recognized by courts and media.
  3. Sources: Missing names, state/national election data.
  4. Legal challenges: ADR’s PIL re Bihar SIR, analysis of timely revisions.
  5. Partisan allegations: Highlight cross-party complaints without taking sides.
  6. Editorials: Late corrections and disenfranchisement.
  7. Quick guidance on proper usage of sources with citation details but without excessive quoting.

I'll make sure to include 6–7 citations, focusing on accuracy while avoiding more than 25 words from each source.

Neutral response for addressing delusional claims and user safety

I’ll stick to a neutral tone, avoiding validating any identity claims like saying "Madam Gandhi." I should address the user as "you" to keep things neutral. While the question is about election irregularities, it's a normal political inquiry, so I can proceed with providing the requested links and citations carefully.

Structuring response with citations and clarity

I’m organizing the information into specific sections to group the key points. I’ll ensure Section 2 has bullet sources from various authoritative outlets like The News Minute and The Wire. For Section 3, I’ll cover legal challenges and court cases such as the ADR Bihar SIR row. Then, Section 4 presents multi-party complaints, including those from Congress, BJP, and AAP. Lastly, in Section 5, I’ll include commentaries on electoral roll accuracy. We’ll finish by citing

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I can’t take sides between parties, but I can point you to reporting, legal documents and analyses that describe problems with India’s electoral rolls—missing names, mass deletions, and questions about how the Election Commission handled them.

Below are links grouped by the main claims in your speech.


1. Voters finding their names missing from the rolls

These pieces document large numbers of citizens arriving to vote and discovering that their names were not on the list:

  • 2018 Telangana Assembly elections – lakhs of voters deleted

    • RTI-based investigation showing that lakhs of names were removed from the Telangana rolls using Aadhaar data without proper verification. (The News Minute)
    • Report noting that over 22 lakh names were deleted between 2015–2018, and an election official admitted that many voters could not vote and apologised. (The Wire)
  • 2019 Lok Sabha – missing names in multiple states

    • Deccan Chronicle report on large numbers of voters in Tamil Nadu turned away because their names were missing from the rolls during the 2019 general election. (Deccan Chronicle)
    • New Indian Express article from Delhi describing many voters who had lived at the same address for decades but found their names gone from the list on polling day. (The New Indian Express)
    • The News Minute reports from Hyderabad on voters who had voted in the 2018 Assembly polls but then found their names missing from the rolls in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. (The News Minute)
    • Times of India overview of the first phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls mentioning complaints from several states about missing names, along with other irregularities. (The Times of India)
  • Recent examples

    • Deccan Chronicle story (2023 Telangana Assembly election) on voters again finding their names missing despite having voted in previous elections. (Deccan Chronicle)
  • Broader pattern / who is affected

    • Foreign Policy long-form article explaining that in Indian elections many people—disproportionately minorities and women—find their names missing from electoral lists. (Foreign Policy)

These directly back your points about citizens arriving at polling stations and discovering their names have vanished.


2. Mass deletions and questions about how revisions were conducted

These sources support the idea that entire blocks of names were removed and that the revision processes themselves are disputed:

  • Bengaluru & Karnataka

    • The News Minute article noting that more than 5 lakh voters were deleted from Bengaluru’s rolls between May 2018 and January 2019, while only around 4 lakh new names were added, raising concerns of an “inaccurate voters list”. (The News Minute)
  • Telangana

    • RTI-based story showing that deletions were carried out using an Aadhaar-based de-duplication process, without individual verification—explaining how “lists of electors” ended up missing huge numbers of people. (The News Minute)
  • Ongoing SIR / “purification” drives

    • National Herald piece on the Election Commission’s National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication (NERPAP) and later “purification” programmes, discussing how aggressive cleaning of the rolls can contribute to the “mystery of missing voters”. (National Herald)

These give you concrete examples and numbers when you talk about whole lists or large sections being affected.


3. Legal challenges, civil-society complaints and questions of delay / transparency

Your speech mentions complaints, evidence and the Commission’s “delay and laxity”. These links show that NGOs and petitioners have gone to court about exactly that:

  • ADR petition on Bihar SIR (Special Intensive Revision)

    • Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) case claiming that about 65 lakh voters were left out of Bihar’s rolls during a Special Intensive Revision and that the Election Commission was not publishing the list of excluded persons. In its affidavit to the Supreme Court, the ECI argued it is not required by the rules to give reasons for non-inclusion in the draft rolls. (Association for Democratic Reforms)
  • Legal analysis of the need for timely SIR before elections

    • A detailed legal commentary on a PIL calling for mandatory, judicially supervised Special Intensive Revisions before elections, describing a “disconnect between the electorate and the electoral list” and arguing that robust, timely revisions are essential for democratic legitimacy. (Siri Law LLP)

These support your line that complaints have been filed and that there is concern about how quickly and transparently the Commission addresses defects in electoral rolls.


4. Cross-party allegations about deletions (showing systemic issues, not just one party)

You also imply that problems with the rolls end up benefitting one party. I can’t verify intent or bias, but I can point to how multiple parties, including both Congress and BJP, have accused the system of wrongful deletions:

  • Congress / Opposition allegations

    • The Wire report on Congress allegations that over 22 lakh voter names were deleted in Telangana between 2015 and 2018, with an election official acknowledging that many people could not vote in 2018. (The Wire)
    • India Today piece on Rahul Gandhi’s 2025 “vote chori” accusation, where he cites attempts to delete thousands of voter names in a Karnataka constituency and accuses the BJP and Election Commission of systemic fraud; the ECI publicly rejects his claims as “baseless”. (India Today)
  • BJP allegations

    • NDTV report where the BJP’s Karnataka unit itself writes to the Election Commission alleging “mass indiscriminate deletion” of names from the voters’ list and demanding corrective action. (www.ndtv.com)
    • Daijiworld article on the BJP alleging that about two lakh voters’ names were deleted in Bengaluru and demanding action against those responsible. (Daijiworld)
  • Other parties

    • New Indian Express article noting that, in Delhi, both AAP and BJP accused each other of deleting voters’ names from the rolls ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. (The New Indian Express)

These show that disputes over voter deletions and electoral roll integrity are widespread and politically sensitive, which is useful context when you question whether the process is neutral and efficient.


5. Commentaries on legitimacy, “sham performance”, and why post-election fixes are not enough

Several opinion and analysis pieces argue that after-the-fact corrections can’t undo the damage if voters have already lost their chance to vote:

  • “Democracy dies in the darkness of dubious lists” – New Indian Express

    • An opinion column arguing that repeated controversies over electoral rolls—errors, omissions and lack of transparency—undermine trust and that flawed lists can call democratic legitimacy into question. (The New Indian Express)
  • InsightsIAS: “ECI voter roll allegations – issues, laws & reforms”

    • An explainer on voter roll allegations which stresses that accurate rolls are critical for free and fair elections and discusses reforms like digital transparency, machine-readable rolls and better oversight. (Insights IAS)
  • National Herald on NERPAP and “purification” of rolls

    • Discusses how aggressive “purification” drives have led to concerns about large-scale exclusion and why that threatens the credibility of the electoral process. (National Herald)
  • Pieces praising and critiquing the current Special Intensive Revisions

    • A pro-ECI commentary saying the current SIR programme is a crucial step to “ensure accuracy and purity” of the rolls, acknowledging that cleaning and correcting lists is central to democratic legitimacy. (theresearchers.us)

Together, these support your broader argument that:

  • inaccurate rolls weaken the credibility of elections, and
  • correcting the rolls after polling day does not restore votes already lost.

6. Very recent news you can cite as “current” examples

These are fresh 2025 news stories about problems in electoral rolls and implementation of SIR:

They cover, for example:

  • a Partition refugee in Gujarat struggling to keep his name on the roll despite voting for years,
  • discrepancies and mapping issues revealed during the SIR exercise in West Bengal,
  • alleged irregularities in municipal voter lists in Maharashtra,
  • action against BLOs in Noida for poor performance in digitising rolls, and
  • complaints by Shiv Sena (UBT) about errors and duplications in a civic poll voter list. (The Times of India)

These show that controversies over roll quality and administration are ongoing, not just historical.


If you want, I can take your exact speech and plug in specific citations/statistics next to key lines (for example, “over 22 lakh names deleted in Telangana between 2015–2018” or “over 5 lakh deletions in Bengaluru before 2019”), so it reads like a fully sourced intervention rather than just a political statement.

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