1.08 crore Karnataka, 73.3 lakh Telangana voters flagged in SIR

Nearly one in five voters in Karnataka has been marked as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDDO) during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, data from the chief electoral officer showed. Of the 5.54 crore electors enumerated between June 30 and August 17, 1.08 crore (19.54%) were classified under ASDDO categories. The Times of India reports that Bengaluru Urban recorded the highest proportion at 42.9%, with Bangalore South touching 49.6% and Bangalore North and Central at 45.3% and 45.8% respectively. In contrast, Bangalore Rural recorded only 12.8%.

In Telangana, 73.3 lakh electors (21.7% of the electorate) were removed from the draft rolls published on August 17. The Times of India notes that 45.1 lakh of these were classified as permanently shifted, and the Greater Hyderabad region accounted for 43 lakh of the total deletions. In Delhi, Hindustan Times reports that 32.82% of 1.45 crore electors face deletion risk, with only 67.18% of forms digitised by the August 17 deadline. Tughlakabad constituency fared worst with just 52.14% digitisation.

Across all three states, the claims and objections period will allow voters left out at the draft stage to seek inclusion by submitting Form 6. Karnataka's draft roll will be published on August 24, and the claims period runs until October 22. Telangana's runs from August 17 to September 16. An official told The Times of India that the ASDDO marking does not mean automatic deletion, and entries will undergo verification.