BJP Booth Agent Files Deletion Forms Against Muslim Voters in Delhi’s Mustafabad

Summary

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) booth‑level agent in Delhi’s Mustafabad neighbourhood has filed Form 7 applications to delete the names of a Muslim tailor’s wife and son from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) period.

Details

• Location: Dayalpur area, Mustafabad, Northeast Delhi, India
• Date of incident: 28 October 2026 (the day the forms were filed)
• Reporting date: 28 October 2026 (article published the same day)
• Person affected: Sajid Hussain, a tailor who has lived at the same address for over 20 years; his wife Afsana Khatoon and son Asad Raza Zaidi.
• Agent filing the forms: Chandra Shekhar Nainwal, designated as a BJP booth‑level agent‑2 (BLA‑2) according to Election Commission of India (ECI) records.
• Reason cited in the forms: “Absent/permanently shifted” or “death”. A total of 28 voters in the neighbourhood were targeted with similar deletion requests.
• Hussain’s response: He said he does not know who submitted the forms and expressed shock at the move.

Context

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is a legally mandated window during which political parties and agents can raise objections or claims to correct electoral rolls before the next election. Form 7 is the official document used to request deletion of a name from the roll. The ECI reviews each claim and may accept or reject it based on evidence.

Practical implications

• If the ECI accepts the deletions, Afsana Khatoon and Asad Raza Zaidi could lose their voting rights for the upcoming election.
• The affected family can contest the decision by submitting counter‑evidence to the ECI within the stipulated time.
• Residents can verify the status of the deletion claims by checking the public roll‑update portal on the ECI website or by filing a Right‑to‑Information (RTI) request.

How to verify

1. Visit the Election Commission of India’s electoral roll search page and enter the address details for Dayalpur, Mustafabad.
2. Look for any “Form 7” entries under the names of Afsana Khatoon and Asad Raza Zaidi.
3. Review the ECI’s public notice board for accepted or rejected deletion applications.
4. Contact the local Booth Level Officer (BLO) for clarification on the status of the forms.

What remains unknown

• The specific evidence or documentation the BJP agent submitted to justify the deletions.
• Whether any other political parties have raised objections to these particular Form 7 applications.
• The final decision of the ECI, which will be announced after the SIR window closes.

--- *The information above is drawn from a report by *The Hindu* and reflects the situation as of 28 October 2026.*