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Karnataka extends SIR voter list deadline to August 17
The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer's office on Friday extended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls deadline to August 17, the second extension for the exercise. The draft list will now…
The Story in Brief
The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer's office on Friday extended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls deadline to August 17, the second extension for the exercise. The draft list will now be published on August 24, with claims and objections accepted until September 23, and the final rolls on October 27. Civil society groups and Karnataka Congress chief BK Hariprasad had sought more time after the publication of the ASDDO (Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead, Others) list. Voters wrongly listed can approach Booth Level Officers till August 17 to submit corrections.
The Indian Opinion
The repeated extension of the SIR deadline fuels suspicion among those who see the revision as a tool to selectively prune voters. But the Election Commission's willingness to delay also shows responsiveness to genuine concerns. The question is not whether the process is politicised but whether it is accurate. The real test will be the final number of deletions compared with the ASDDO list. Will the Commission publish a detailed breakdown of corrections, so voters can judge for themselves?
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