43.8 lakh Karnataka voters to get notices from Aug 24

Over 43.8 lakh voters in Karnataka will receive notices during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) starting August 24, 2026, the chief electoral officer's office said. The notices target voters whose records could not be mapped to 2002 data or who have logical discrepancies such as name mismatches. Nearly half the notices are in Bengaluru, with BBMP North, South, Central and Bangalore Urban district accounting for over 24 lakh recipients, the Times of India reports.

The next step after distribution of house-to-house enumeration forms is publication of draft electoral rolls on August 24, followed by a claims and objections period until September 23. Booth level officers will hand-deliver notices from August 31, and voters must appear in person with two documents besides Aadhaar for verification. The New Indian Express reports that only two notices will be served, failure to respond will lead to removal from rolls, requiring a fresh Form-6 application.

Election officials acknowledged the process may cause inconvenience but said photographs and signatures will be taken at each step for documentation. One officer will handle only 150 notices per day, or about 2.8 minutes per notice. The CEO's office has not yet published a list for voters to check if they will receive a notice, but a booth-level list is being considered with privacy safeguards.