EC extends Karnataka SIR enumeration deadline till 17 August; draft list to be released on 24 August
The Election Commission on Friday extended the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration exercise in Karnataka till 17 August, with the draft voter list to be released on 24 August. The final electoral rolls are scheduled to be published on 27 October.
The Election Commission of India has pushed back the deadline for reviewing electoral rolls in Karnataka to 17 August, with a draft voter list set to be released on 24 August. Citizens can file claims and objections between 24 August and 23 September, followed by a notice period for addressing these issues until 22 October. As of 15 September, 19.81% of Karnataka's 5.54 crore electors were marked as absent, shifted, duplicate, dead or others (ASDDO).
Bengaluru Urban led the state with the most ASDDO cases, followed by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike South. The Election Commission has received 12.43 lakh applications for including or removing names, with 3.83 lakh under Form 6 and 31.275 under Form 7. The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress have taken different positions on the SIR exercise, with leaders from both parties submitting a complaint to the state CEO over irregularities.
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