# Karnataka SIR flags 49 lakh Bengaluru voters, 12.5% in Belagavi 2026-08-07T07:41:24+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Nearly 49.42 lakh of Bengaluru’s 1.03 crore voters were marked under the Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate or Other category during Karnataka’s electoral roll revision, LiveMint reports. Bommanahalli recorded the highest share at 57.08%. These voters are not automatically deleted and can file claims and objections. In Belagavi, 35,89,825 forms had been digitised from 41,07,000 distributed, leaving about 12.5% of voters outside the exercise, The Hindu reports. The Election Commission extended house-to-house verification until August 8. The draft roll will be published on August 17, with claims and objections accepted until September 16. The final roll is due on October 19. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - livemint.com Tags: Belagavi, Election Commission, electoral rolls, Karnataka SIR, voter revision Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/12-5-belagavi-voters-not-digitised-before-karnataka-sir-deadline/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/12-5-belagavi-voters-not-digitised-before-karnataka-sir-deadline/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.