Sonia Gandhi Rejects Electoral Roll Revision Petition, Denounces Allegations as Misleading

New Delhi, Feb 7: Sonia Gandhi has filed a reply in the Rouse Avenue Court opposing a revision petition that questions the inclusion of her name in the 1980 New Delhi voter list, prior to her acquisition of Indian citizenship. In her response, Gandhi’s legal team argued that the petition is based on incorrect and misleading facts.

The case, filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, contests the Magistrate Court’s September 2025 order which had dismissed his complaint seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in electoral rolls. The revision plea claims that Sonia Gandhi became an Indian citizen on April 30, 1983, yet her name appeared in the 1980 voter list, raising questions about the documents used and suggesting potential forgery.

In her rebuttal, Gandhi maintained that the allegations are unfounded and asserted that the petition is built on erroneous assertions. The matter is slated for hearing on February 21.

Senior Advocate Pavan Narang, representing Tripathi, argued that documentary evidence points to irregularities in the electoral roll entries and emphasized that under the Representation of the People Act, only Indian citizens are eligible to be enrolled as voters. He noted that Gandhi’s name had been deleted from the rolls in 1982 and re-entered in 1983 based on a formal application.

The revision petition follows Tripathi’s earlier complaint, dismissed by the Magistrate for lacking legal foundation and relying on uncertified electoral roll copies. The court had also observed that issues regarding citizenship and voter enrollment fall under the jurisdiction of the Central Government and the Election Commission of India, not criminal courts.