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India SIR voter roll expansion and mass deletions
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The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls continues across multiple states, with significant numbers of voters being flagged for potential removal. In Karnataka, the deadline for enumeration has been deadline was extended to 17 August, with August. Following this, draft voter lists due were released on 24 August and final rolls scheduled for 27 October. The Chief Electoral Officer reported that 1,09,83,901 electors—approximately 19.8% August. Out of the 5.54 crore registered voters—have total voters, 4.46 crore appear in the draft list, while approximately 1.08 crore have been classified as absent, categorized under the ‘ASDD-O’ (absent, shifted, duplicate, dead, or other (ASDDO). Bengaluru Urban and BBMP South recorded the highest discrepancies, with 17.7 lakh other) group and 10.9 excluded. In Dakshina Kannada, 1,50,153 voters were identified as missing due to unmapped data, name changes, or age gaps; these individuals will receive notices via Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to submit objections by 23 September. Additionally, 43.80 lakh cases, respectively. A delegation from the BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) has lodged a complaint regarding alleged irregularities. voters statewide will be notified to prove citizenship with documentation. The final rolls are scheduled for 27 October. Civil society organisations in Karnataka, groups, including the group ‘Eddelu Karnataka’ led by actor Prakash Raj, have petitioned Chief Minister D K Shivakumar for a three-month to one-year an extension of three months to the enumeration process. These groups argue that current timelines prevent Booth Level Officers from conducting thorough visits. one year. They allege that in Bengaluru, deletions could exceed 60 per cent in nearly 3,000 booths, deletion rates exceed 60 per cent, potentially removing half the city’s voters. Specific concerns include disenfranchising elderly citizens being incorrectly marked as dead and workers being classified as absent. The organisations also claim the Election Commission has failed to provide adequate training and has committed procedural violations, such as withholding Form 8 for address changes. workers. They are calling for mandatory door-to-door verification by Booth Level Officers BLOs before any official deletions occur. In Andhra Pradesh, the Chief Electoral Officer has proposed the deletion of deleting 44.89 lakh electors from the draft rolls, citing death, permanent shifting, or duplication. with major deletions in Nellore, Tirupati, and Kurnool. In Delhi, approximately 49 lakh of the 1.45 crore registered voters—roughly 34%—are 34 per cent—are expected to be categorized as ASDD. In Hyderabad district, nearly 41% 41 per cent of the 43.76 lakh voters are expected to be missing from draft rolls due to the ASDD classification.
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- 2026-08-24 09:32 UTC India SIR voter roll expansion and mass deletions
- 2026-08-17 17:34 UTC India SIR voter roll expansion and mass deletions
- 2026-08-17 13:53 UTC India SIR voter roll expansion and mass deletions
- 2026-08-15 09:33 UTC India SIR voter roll expansion and mass deletions
- 2026-08-08 05:02 UTC India SIR voter roll expansion
- 2026-07-30 04:36 UTC India SIR voter roll expansion
- 2026-07-29 18:12 UTC India SIR voter roll expansion
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