Delhi court verdict on August 13 in plea for FIR against Sonia Gandhi over voter roll inclusion

A Delhi court on Saturday reserved its verdict on a plea alleging that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's name was included in the electoral roll before she became an Indian citizen.

Special Judge Visha Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Courts said that the order in the matter will be passed on August 13.

The Court also gave Gandhi and the complainant Vikas Tripathi time till August 1 to file written submissions in the matter.

Tripathi has sought directions from the Court for registration of a first information report (FIR) against Gandhi.

Notably, Tripathi's complaint was initially dismissed on September 11, 2025 by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACMM) Vaibhav Chaurasiya. 

However, Tripathi then filed a revision plea before the sessions court against the order of the ACMM. On December 9, 2025, the revision court issued notice to Gandhi.

It is Tripathi’s case that Gandhi's name was included in the electoral roll of the New Delhi constituency in 1980, even though she became a citizen of India only in April 1983. 

He has further claimed that Gandhi's name was included in the electoral roll in 1980, deleted in 1982, and then included again in 1983. 

Gandhi has refuted the allegations, arguing that the case is “wholly misconceived, frivolous, politically motivated, and an abuse of the process of law.”

In a short reply filed before the Court, the veteran Congress leader argued that the complaint against her relies on speculative assumptions, media reports, and “imaginary applications” without producing any foundational documents as proof.

"That the complainant has made serious allegations in a reckless manner based on his own imagination or opinion or unwarranted presumption," the reply stated.

It contended that neither has the complainant placed on record copies of alleged applications for voter registration, citizenship-related documents or forged records nor has he shown any attempt to lawfully obtain them.