Over 1.08 Crore Karnataka Voters Face Exclusion From Draft Roll, 25 Lakh More May Get Notices
Bengaluru, Aug 18: Over 1.08 crore voters' names will be removed from the electoral rolls in Karnataka once the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ends in the State, while 25 lakh voters' names still hang in balance and may be removed if they fail to provide relevant documents to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) in the next phase of the exercise. Voters marked under ASDDO category…
Bengaluru, August 18: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Karnataka has led to over 1.08 crore voters being excluded from the electoral rolls, while 25 lakh voters remain in limbo. The SIR, conducted from June 30 to August 17, identified 19.54% of the state's 5.54 crore voters as absent, shifted, dead, or duplicate entries.
The final draft rolls are set to be published on August 24, 2026. Voters under the Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and others (ASDDO) category will not be included in the draft rolls unless they provide the necessary documents to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) during the next phase of the exercise. The next stage, which involves filing claims and objections, will take place from August 24 to September 23, 2026.
Those with discrepancies in their information can submit Form 8 to the Election Commission to rectify their details.
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