SIR: 20% of electors to be dropped from draft roll, over 34 lakh to get notices
Karnataka's Chief Electoral Officer announced that over 20% of electors categorized as absent or shifted will be removed from the draft electoral roll. Affected voters have a limited window to correct their status before the final roll is published.
Why it matters
Maintaining accurate electoral rolls is critical for democratic integrity, though the short correction window has sparked political concern.
As many as 20.03% of electors marked under the absent, shifted, duplicate, dead and others (ASDDO) category will be removed from the draft electoral roll, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V. Anbu Kumar said on Wednesday.
He added that voters wrongly marked as absent or shifted can have their names restored only by approaching their Booth Level Officer (BLO), proving that they reside at the same address and obtain an enumeration form before August 8, or later by submitting Form 6 along with a declaration form.
The CEO said that 34.17 lakh electors categorised under ‘unmapped entries’ will receive notices as they submitted enumeration forms without furnishing details from the 2002 electoral roll. “Moreover, those who have provided 2002 details, and if those details are wrong, it will result in mismatches; such people will also receive notices as the discrepancies will lead to mismatches during verification,” Mr. Kumar said.
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