A Delhi court is set to review a petition filed against Sonia Gandhi, the Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson, regarding her purported inclusion in electoral rolls before obtaining Indian citizenship. The petition, lodged by advocate Vikas Tripathi, challenges a previous court’s dismissal of a complaint seeking an investigation into the alleged wrongful listing of Sonia Gandhi’s name in the voter register. The petitioner asserts that Sonia Gandhi’s name appeared in the New Delhi constituency’s electoral roll in 1980, predating her formal acquisition of Indian citizenship in 1983.
The plea argues that such inclusion likely involved fraudulent or fabricated documents, constituting a punishable offense. It is claimed that her name was initially deleted from the voter list in 1982 and subsequently re-entered in 1983 after she became an Indian citizen, raising doubts about the legality of the initial entry. In response to a December 9, 2025 order, Special Judge Vishal Gogne has agreed to consider the revision plea, issuing notices to Sonia Gandhi and the Delhi Police for further proceedings.
Sonia Gandhi has refuted the allegations as politically driven, baseless, and rooted in inaccurate information. She maintains that matters concerning citizenship fall under the Central government’s jurisdiction, while electoral roll disputes are within the purview of the Election Commission of India. Sonia Gandhi contends that there is no substantial documentary evidence supporting claims of forgery or fraud and deems the legal proceedings as an abuse of the legal system. The issue has sparked political controversy, with BJP leaders accusing the Congress of manipulating voter lists in the past, while the Congress has dismissed these allegations as unfounded and retaliatory.
