Electoral roll revisions — Delhi HC 2025
Quick Reply: Form-6/7/8 statistics and booth-level agent data is §4[1][b]; individual voter addresses remain personal. Electoral-roll governance is transparent; voter privacy.
Delhi High Court · 2025-03-11 · 2025 SCC OnLine Del 1089
Form-6/7/8 statistics and booth-level agent data is §4[1][b]; individual voter addresses remain personal. Electoral-roll governance is transparent; voter privacy.
Electoral-roll governance is transparent; voter privacy is protected.
Case details
| Court | Delhi High Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2025-03-11 |
| Citation | 2025 SCC OnLine Del 1089 |
| Bench | R, e, k, h, a, , P, a, l, l, i, , J |
| Petitioner | Voter Rights Collective |
| Respondent | CEO Delhi |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b), §8(1)(j) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
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Outcome
Form-6/7/8 statistics and booth-level agent data is §4(1)(b); individual voter addresses remain personal.
Ratio decidendi
Special Summary Revision data — Form-6 additions, Form-7 deletions, Form-8 modifications, by Assembly segment — is proactively disclosable under §4(1)(b). Individual voter residence details are §8(1)(j) after DPDP 2025 and require §11 notice before any third-party sharing.
Keywords
electoral rolls, section 4(1)(b), section 8(1)(j), ECI, Form 6
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