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