Karnataka SIR claims phase ends, final roll due October 27

Karnataka’s claims and objections phase for its special intensive revision of electoral rolls ended October 22, with the final list scheduled for publication on October 27. Election Commission data show that voters submitted more than 2.28 lakh applications seeking deletion or objections, alongside over 10.42 lakh requests for inclusion and 13.10 lakh applications for corrections or address changes. The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer’s office reported receiving 10,42,863 Form 6 applications, 2,28,917 Form 7 applications and 13,10,841 Form 8 applications between June 16 and October 22. It also recorded 4,840 Form 6A applications from non-resident Indians seeking voting rights. The four categories together total 25,87,461 applications. Form 6 is used to seek inclusion on the electoral roll, Form 7 to object to an inclusion or request deletion, and Form 8 to correct entries or change an address. The office said all Form 7 applications received through September 23 had been cleared on a priority basis; the overall Form 7 total continued to rise through October 22. The CEO’s office also said hearings had been completed for all 43,82,824 notices generated and delivered during the...