Karnataka SIR campaign

Electoral roll revision: Karnataka CEO reviews Mysuru SIR progress

Row as K’taka to distribute free residency certificates amid SIR

BENGALURU: Karnataka on Monday launched a statewide campaign to deliver permanent residence and caste certificates free of cost to eligible households, with chief minister DK Shivakumar presenting the initiative as an effort to protect citizens’ rights and improve access to government services

SIR in Karnataka: Voters above 85 years face double checks, say BLOs

Booth Level Officers say they have been instructed to place them under the “probable absent, shifted, dead/deleted or duplicate (ASDD)” category, Chief Electoral Officer denies claims.

BLOs in Karnataka threatened to raise SIR progress from 60% to 75% in a day or face action

The notices, issued by the Assistant Electoral Registration Officers on July 20, asked the BLOs to complete 75% of the enumeration work by July 21 – within a day – or face disciplinary action.

BJP trying to get pro-Congress voters’ names deleted, alleges AICC secretary Anjali Nimbalkar

AICC secretary and SIR in charge for Kittur Karnataka region Anjali Nimbalkar has alleged that BJP was trying to get the names of pro Congress voters deleted from the electoral rolls through the Special Intensive Revision

Dhanraj Talampalli appointed Congress in-charge for SIR in Bidar and Yadgir districts

SIR: Karnataka introduces doorstep delivery of caste certificate, PRCs

65.63% submitted enumeration forms digitised in Dharwad district

In the SIR process which started on June 30, a total of 16,21,850 enumeration forms have been distributed out of the total electorate of 16,21,961, says Deputy Commissioner

Over 18 lakh Karnataka voters likely to receive notices after SIR so far

Bengaluru accounts for two-thirds of cases whose details are unavailable in the 2002 SIR database

Over 47 lakh Karnataka voters flagged for possible deletion during electoral roll revision so far

The cases will undergo further verification by Booth Level Agents appointed by recognised political parties, and each case will be scrutinised by Electoral Registration Officers before any decision on deletion is taken

Despite being IT hub, Bengaluru lags in electoral roll digitisation

In a bid to accelerate the exercise, the Office of the CEO has deployed four senior officers to monitor progress and strengthen quality checks in the GBA region

Over 80% of enumeration forms digitised in Belagavi district

Shivamogga launches special campaign on SIR

Mysuru MP launches SIR-2026 door-to-door outreach campaign

SIR: Voters in Karnataka report being marked ‘shifted’ despite living at same address

As the Special Intensive Revision progresses, several families in Bengaluru have reported that even though the household continues to live at the same address, in many cases one family member has been marked as ‘shifted’ on the enumeration form

Special Intensive Revision: AI used to detect 6.41 lakh anomalies in Bengaluru

For the first time since the enumeration phase began, the Greater Bengaluru Authority has disclosed that there have been at least 6.41 lakh ‘logical discrepancies’ or anomalies within its jurisdiction

MCC steps up public outreach for SIR form collection

As part of the campaign, the civic body deployed public announcement vehicles across various localities to inform citizens that SIR forms have been distributed to every household

Karnataka High Court adjourns till July 28 further hearing on plea seeking extension of SIR deadline in State

Among other things, the petitioners have sought a direction to the government of Karnataka not to withdraw any social welfare scheme from individuals who would not be included in the final voter rolls after competition of the SIR

Over 25% SIR enumeration forms not returned to BLOs so far

Karnataka High Court declines to entertain petition seeking extension of SIR timeline

The ECI is tasked with the conduct of SIR and it is a specialised body and we find no reasons to proceed on the basis that the ECI would not be able to address procedural issues, says court

Only 1.72 crore people from 2002 electoral rolls have been self-mapped in Karnataka SIR exercise

Only 1.72 crore electors have been matched with their own entries in Karnataka’s 2002 electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision

JD(S) alleges large-scale duplication of voter names in Bidar Assembly constituency

Party submits complaint to Election Commission seeking Aadhaar linkage and biometric verification to ensure a clean electoral roll

HC declines to interfere with ECI’s timeline for SIR exercise

The state high court on Tuesday declined to interfere with the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) timeline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying that the poll body alone must decide whether the schedule allows enough time to complete the exercise

Dead voters could fall through cracks in SIR process

SIR: 75.85% of enumeration forms digitised in Mysuru district

State digitises 77% electoral roll forms: CEO

BENGALURU: Karnataka has digitized nearly 77% of the enumeration forms collected under its special revision of electoral rolls, while identifying more than 8

Official assaulted during electoral roll revision at D.J. Halli in Bengaluru, FIR registered

The alleged assault took place around 1.30 p.m. on July 29 near Kousar Masjid, 18th Cross, Roshan Nagar, DJ Halli, when the official was inspecting the ongoing SIR work

SIR: Despite 100% distribution claim, voters in Kodagu, Bengaluru say enumeration forms did not reach them

Dismissing the claims, the CEO said no instances of eligible voters being denied forms had been reported and that all forms had been distributed

SIR enumeration deadline extended till August 10

Family Certificate made available for SIR, other needs: Deputy CM

SIR poses special challenges for the most backward nomadic communities in Karnataka

Many do not have documents; BLOs advise them to go to districts where they voted in the past

Karnataka SIR: 16 districts, mostly backward, report over 12% voters under ASDDO

Notably, most of these very districts also rank among Karnataka’s lowest on the Human Development Index, according to the Govind Rao Committee report on regional imbalances released earlier this year

SIR not being done properly, alleges MLA Tenginakai

Alleging that SIR process is not being properly implemented in Hubballi city, Hubballi Dharwad Central MLA Mahesh Tenginakai says that he will file a complaint with Election Commission of India in this regard

SIR: With 1.10 crore voters under ASDDO, Karnataka to see one of the highest draft-stage deletions

Karnataka has already crossed the highest draft-stage deletions recorded in Uttar Pradesh (19.09%) and Arunachal Pradesh (18.7%), where the exercise concluded in April

SIR: Migration, low awareness drive Karnataka’s high ASDDO numbers

Labour migration, limited awareness of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and weak political mobilisation have contributed to Karnataka recording one of the country’s highest draft-stage ASDDO figures

SIR: Chamarajanagar DC asks political parties to verify voters identified as ASDDO

More than 84,000 voters had been identified under ASDDO — Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead or Others — category in Chamarajanagar district

Nearly Half Of Bengaluru's Voters Face Deletion From Voter Rolls In SIR

Officials said being in the category does not mean a voter's name will be deleted automatically.

Karnataka SIR: 12.5% voters left out in Belagavi district

As many as 5.13 lakh voters have been marked in Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and others (ASDDO) category