Gadag district has 1,20,715 ASDDOs voters
Gadag district has published its draft electoral rolls, revealing a significant reduction in the total number of voters due to the removal of duplicate, deceased, or migrated entries. The district has also increased its number of polling stations to improve accessibility.
Why it matters
Accurate electoral rolls are fundamental to the integrity of the democratic process in India.
The draft electoral rolls for the four Assembly constituencies in Gadag district—Shirahatti (SC), Gadag, Ron and Nargund—were published on Monday as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Addressing presspersons in Gadag on Monday, Deputy Commissioner C.N. Sridhar said that the claims and objections period will be open till September 23 and the final electoral rolls will be published on October 27.
Eligible residents can apply for inclusion through Form 6, deletion through Form 7 and corrections or change of residence through Form 8.
Mr. Sridhar said that the draft rolls contains 7,82,232 electors, comprising 3,92,460 men, 3,89,723 women and 49 third gender voters.
This is a reduction of 1,20,715 voters from the 9,02,947 recorded as on June 16. The ASDDOs cases comprise 71,280 permanent migrants, 30,318 deceased voters, 13,537 duplicate/already registered voters, 5,192 untraceable or absent voters and 388 others.
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