India
115-Day SIR, 99,32,303 Voters Deleted: Those Missing From Karnataka’s Final Electoral Roll Can Still Apply, Says EC
By: News18 India
Published: 27 October 2026
Photo / Illustration: Haldwani Times News Desk
<p>Karnataka saw 99,32,303 voter name deletions as a result of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted over 115 days, said Chief Electoral Officer Anbu Kumar on Tuesday.</p>
<p>According to the figures shared by him, 4,54,55,680 voters are on the general electoral roll, while 42,614 voters are on the service electoral roll. The total number of voters in the state stands at 4,55,00,011.</p>
<p>A total of 43,80,000 people were issued notices during the SIR process. Hearings remain incomplete in 61,960 cases involving people who received notices.</p>
<p>Karnataka recorded 99,32,303 voter name deletions following a 115-day Special Intensive Revision.</p>
<p>The total number of voters in Karnataka stands at 4,55,00,011 according to the final electoral roll.</p>
<p>The total number of applications received under various forms reached 26,23,875.</p>
<p>Anbu Kumar said Form 7 was not generated in bulk, stating that there was no provision for doing so under the law.</p>
<p>A total of 2,29,235 Form 7 applications were submitted. Of these, 1,88,324 cases were examined, following which the names concerned were deleted from the electoral roll.</p>
<p>The figures also included 1,091 ineligible voters and 184 voters who did not appear for hearings.</p>
<p>Anbu Kumar said no eligible voter had been deleted from the electoral roll, including in cases where Form 7 applications had been submitted.</p>
<p>Those whose names have been deleted from the electoral roll have been advised to submit Form 6 to get their names included again.</p>
<p>Even after publication of the final electoral roll, official figures on foreign voters and illegal immigrants on the list were not available.</p>
<p>Anbu Kumar said the official statistics had not yet been received. He estimated that the number could be fewer than 1,000.</p>
<p>Anbu Kumar said that even after the final electoral roll was published, people could still apply to have their names included.He described voter registration as a continuous process and appealed to eligible citizens of Karnataka who were not on the list to submit Form 6 to register their names.</p>
<p>Voters whose names have been removed from the electoral roll can still apply to have them included again by submitting Form 6 to election authorities.</p>
<p>A total of 99,32,303 voter name deletions took place across Karnataka as a result of the 115-day Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.</p>
<p>The final electoral roll shows a total electorate of 4,55,00,011 voters in Karnataka, which includes 4,54,55,680 general voters and 42,614 service voters.</p>
