Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Hearings on more than 43.82 lac notices issued under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka have been completed, according to reports.

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) announced on Friday that the final electoral roll will be published on October 27, as per the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls 2026 announced by the Election Commission of India.

During the revision process, notices were issued to voters whose names could not be matched with the previous electoral roll, categorised as 'no mapping', as well as those whose details showed discrepancies, categorised as 'anomaly'.

“A total of 43,82,824 notices were generated and served to the concerned voters across the state. The hearing process relating to all these notices has also been completed,” the office of the chief electoral officer said in a statement.

According to statistics shared by the CEO's office, a total of 25,87,461 applications relating to the electoral roll were received between June 16 and October 22.

These included 10,42,863 Form 6 applications, 4,840 Form 6A applications, 2,28,917 Form 7 applications and 13,10,841 Form 8 applications.

Form 6 is used to apply for registration as a new voter. Form 6A is applicable to the registration of overseas Indian voters. Form 7 is used to raise objections to the inclusion of a name in the electoral roll or to request the deletion of a name from the list.

Form 8 is used to request a change of address or corrections to details in the electoral roll. The CEO's office stated that all Form 7 applications received up to September 23 had been disposed of on priority.

The office of the chief electoral officer clarified that the inclusion and deletion of names and the correction of details in the electoral roll are continuous processes. Voters can submit Form 6, Form 6A, Form 7 or Form 8, as applicable to their requirements.

Online applications can be submitted to the concerned electoral registration officers through the Election Commission's ECINET app or the portal at voters.eci.gov.in.

Offline applications can be submitted through booth level officers (BLOs), assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs) or at the offices of electoral registration officers (EROs), the statement said.

With the final electoral roll scheduled for publication on October 27, voters are advised to check their names and other details to ensure that the information is correct.