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2.9 lakh voters restored, 85 Karnataka constituencies see ASDDO spike
Nearly 3 lakh voters have been restored to Karnataka's electoral rolls after being wrongly marked on the ASDDO list, according to Times of India. The biggest correction happened in Bengaluru Urban, which…
The Story in Brief
Nearly 3 lakh voters have been restored to Karnataka's electoral rolls after being wrongly marked on the ASDDO list, according to Times of India. The biggest correction happened in Bengaluru Urban, which saw a reduction of over 89,000 names. However, The Hindu reports that at least 85 Assembly constituencies recorded a rise in ASDDO entries even after 100% digitisation of enumeration forms. In Mysuru, all 11 constituencies saw increases in the 'duplicate' or 'already enrolled' category. The Chief Electoral Officer's office attributes the discrepancies to reclassification between categories or late flagging by political parties.
The Indian Opinion
The Election Commission's claim of '100% digitisation' sits uneasily with the fact that 85 constituencies still saw a rise in ASDDO numbers after the list was published. Some see this as proof that errors are being corrected, the overall reduction of 2.9 lakh voters supports that. Others argue that BLOs merely shifted voters between ASDDO categories rather than removing them. The truth will be known only when the draft electoral rolls are published. Until then, every voter should check their name on the CEO website.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
