SIR: Draft electoral rolls to be pubslihed on Aug. 24, over 1.07 crore voters set to be excluded
The revision removed 19.48% of voters, and officials said 43 lakh people will receive notices over anomalies or unmapped records.
- On Monday, August 24, the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka published draft electoral rolls, removing more than 1.07 crore voters categorized as Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead, and Others .
- The removals stem from the Special Intensive Revision , a process conducted across 16 states. Officials marked 65.4 lakh voters as permanently Shifted, while 12.3 lakh had Dead, 15.1 lakh were Absent, and 7 lakh were Duplicate entries.
- Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar said notices will be sent to 43 lakh persons whose enumeration forms had anomalies. Voters can file claims and objections regarding these changes until September 23.
- Bengaluru, with an electorate of over 1.03 crore, will see its rolls shrink to 56.11 lakh voters. Statewide, the names not included in the draft roll account for 19.4% of the electorate.
- The notice phase and disposal of claims will continue until October 22, with the final electoral roll published on October 27. Concerns persist that the revision could eliminate genuine voters and shape electoral outcomes, as Scroll has reported.
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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Monday released the Draft Electoral Roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026, with over 43 lakh voters set to receive notices for verification before the final publication of the voter list on October 27. India News | Karnataka CEO Releases Draft Voter List; Over 43 Lakh Voters to Get Notices; Final Roll Due Oct 27.
SIR: 1.07 cr electors deleted from Karnataka draft voter roll
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Election Commission on Monday, August 24, published the first draft electoral roll following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state. Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar said more than 1.07 crore names have been moved to the ASDDO (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Other) category following the exercise. 4.46 crore voters digitised According to the draft roll, Karnataka now has 4,4…
Karnataka SIR: Draft electoral roll published; 1.08 crore electors marked absent, shifted, dead or duplicate
Karnataka’s draft electoral roll published on August 24 has 4.46 crore electors, against 5.54 crore in the roll as of June 16. The Election Commission said 1.08 crore electors have been marked under ASDDO category, but said that no name can be deleted without notice and due process
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