Karnataka's final voter list out, over 1 crore names deleted after SIR

Over one crore voters have been excluded from Karnataka's electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with the final list published on Tuesday showing (4.54 crore) in the state, the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office said.The CEO's office confirmed that 1,08,76,625 (1.08 crore) enumeration forms were excluded by the time the final list was prepared. Separately, 61,867 electors were marked ineligible for inclusion in the final list after notices were issued and hearings conducted.The final roll marks a decline from the 5,54,32,314 electors (5.54 crore) registered before the revision to 4,54,55,689 electors (4.54 crore). It comprises 2,25,40,493 male voters (2.25 crore), 2,29,12,355 female voters (2.29 crore) and 2,841 third-gender electors. More than 6.83 lakh voters are in the 18-19 age group.You can check your names in the final list by clicking here. The SIR exercise was launched in Karnataka on June 30, covering 5.54 crore electors across the state. It was the first such revision in Karnataka since 2002 and involved Booth Level Officers (BLOs) visiting households to collect enumeration forms and verify voter details.Of the 5.54 crore enumeration forms generated for electors whose names were on the roll, as many as 4,46,35,975 (4.46 crore) were signed and submitted to BLOs. These electors were included in the draft electoral roll published on August 24. The draft roll data showed that 1,07,96,339 voters (19.48 per cent of the pre-SIR electorate) were not enumerated because their forms were not submitted or were classified under the Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate categories.The largest category comprised 65,45,679 voters (11.81 per cent) marked as permanently shifted. Another 19,00,926 (3.43 per cent) were marked absent, while 16,39,864 (2.96 per cent) were recorded as deceased. A further 7,09,870 voters (1.28 per cent) were identified as already enrolled elsewhere or as duplicate entries.61,867 DECLARED INELIGIBLE AFTER HEARINGSThe Election Commission generated and delivered 43,82,824 notices to electors whose records required verification. Hearings were held in all 43,82,824 cases, according to the CEO's office.Following the notice-and-hearing process, 61,867 electors were marked ineligible for inclusion in the final electoral roll. The verification and hearing process concluded on October 22, paving the way for the publication of the final list today.During the claims and objections period, which ran from August 24 to September 23, 10,08,038 voters (10.08 lakh) were added to the electoral roll, while 1,88,324 names (1.88 lakh) were deleted. A further 8,96,519 entries (8.96 lakh) were modified through corrections. The processing and disposal of applications continued until October 22.Of the additions, 8,77,104 were made through Form 6 (used for new voter registration), 2,312 through Form 6A and 1,28,622 through Form 8 for shifting-related additions.Among the 1,88,324 deletions, 1,24,327 voters were in the permanently shifted category, while 61,960 were classified under 'Others'. The remaining deletions included 1,091 deceased voters, 762 duplicate entries and 184 absentee voters. The 'Others' category included ineligible cases identified during hearings.- Ends