{
  "id": 11343670,
  "title": "Karnataka Electoral Roll Row: CEO V Anbukkumar Orders Action Over Bulk Form-7 Filings Amid Voter Deletion Allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/karnataka-electoral-roll-row-ceo-v-anbukkumar-orders-action-over-bulk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:53:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/karnataka-electoral-roll-row-ceo-v-anbukkumar-orders-action-over-bulk-form-7-filings-amid-voter-deletion-allegations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V Anbukkumar has directed election officials to take action against individuals found to have made false statements in bulk filing of Form-7 applications, amid allegations of voter name deletion. The order comes after allegations of false Form-7 filings during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The CEO instructed Election Returning Officers (EROs) in all 224 Assembly constituencies to act under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, only after an inquiry under Rule 20 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960. This directive follows reports of bulk Form-7 filings and allegations of their inauthenticity, received by the CEO's office. The move comes after Chief Minister D K Shivakumar staged a sit-in outside the CEO's office, demanding an FIR and inquiry into alleged misuse of Form-7 during the SIR process.",
  "summary": "Bengaluru: Karnataka CEO V Anbukkumar on Thursday directed election officials to initiate action against applicants found to have knowingly made false statements or declarations in electoral forms, amid allegations of bulk filing of Form-7 applications to delete names of eligible voters. BIG BREAKING FROM KARNATAKA: Karnataka CEO V Anbukkumar has ordered EROs in all 224 seats to act against…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "SIR row: Karnataka CEO directs legal action on mass voter deletion attempts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/sir-row-karnataka-ceo-directs-legal-action-on-mass-voter-deletion",
        "published": "2026-10-02T04:21:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}