SIR: Voters in Karnataka report being marked ‘shifted’ despite living at same address
Voters in Bengaluru are reporting errors in the electoral roll where residents are being incorrectly marked as 'shifted' despite living at the same address. Officials suggest these discrepancies may be linked to recent polling station boundary changes and administrative confusion.
Why it matters
Electoral roll inaccuracies can disenfranchise voters and undermine public trust in the democratic process during election cycles.
As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) progresses, several families in Bengaluru have reported that even though the household continues to live at the same address, in many cases one family member has been marked as “shifted” on the enumeration form, while the remaining members have received forms without any such remark.
In multiple cases reported by voters and independently confirmed by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to The Hindu , many voters have been identified as “shifted” despite receiving the enumeration forms at their current, updated addresses.
A voter from Yeshwanthpur Assembly constituency said the family initially received only three forms instead of four. When they contacted their BLO, they were told that the fourth family member had been assigned to another BLO.
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