SIR: 96% voters mapped in Mysuru district

Mysuru Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikant Reddy chairs a meeting with leaders of political parties on the implementation of SIR in Mysuru district. | Photo credit: MA Sriram

Mysuru Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy claimed that 96% of voters in Mysuru district have been mapped so far.

Mr. Reddy, who chaired a meeting of political party leaders at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mysuru on Thursday, said the 2002 electoral rolls were considered as a benchmark and were compared with the existing 2025 electoral rolls through a mapping process.

“96% voters in the constituency have already been identified and linked to their respective families,” the statement quoted Mr Reddy as saying.

The mapping process is ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls taken up by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

As per the schedule for SIR notified by the ECI, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct door-to-door visits from June 30 to July 29, while the period from June 20 to 29 has been reserved for preparation, training and printing of forms.

“The draft voter list will be published on August 5. Complaints and objections can be filed from August 5 to September 4 and will be processed between August 5 and October 3. The final voter list will be published on October 7,” the deputy commissioner explained while clarifying the schedule.

He said the BLOs will distribute enumeration forms to voters during their house-to-house visits from June 30 to July 29. The completed forms will be collected by July 29, after which the draft voter list will be published on August 5.

Members of the public were encouraged to fill in and sign the census forms provided with accurate information before submission. He warned that it would be a criminal offense to provide false information, including details relating to deceased persons or those who had migrated elsewhere.

He said the SIR process is conducted transparently to ensure that no eligible Indian citizen is disenfranchised and that each voter is registered at only one place. Names will be deleted from the voter list only after proper verification and verification of relevant information and documents.

Mr. Reddy said the Booth Level Agents appointed by the political parties for each booth should coordinate with the public when the BLO visits households from June 30 to July 29. The BLOs should ensure that enumeration forms reach every household and are duly filled and returned. Political parties have been asked to appoint agents for all polling stations and provide details.

Mr. Reddy said the BLOs will visit each household at least three times to deliver the census forms, get voter confirmation, collect signatures and get the filled forms. “Members of the public must receive, verify and return the forms to the BLOs. If they fail to do so, their names will be omitted from the voters’ list,” the deputy commissioner said, urging political parties to cooperate in the massive exercise.

The head of the family

If the head of the family was listed in the voters’ list in 2002, it would be easier to add the names of other family members who have now become eligible voters, he said.

However, persons who married into the family or immigrated and settled in the area may not have family ties unless their names appear on an earlier electoral roll. If such persons were registered in the electoral roll at their previous place of residence, their names can be added based on those records, he said.

“Those who are not covered by the mapping process can submit the documents prescribed by the Election Commission along with the census form and steps will be taken to include their names in the electoral roll,” he said.

Additional Deputy Commissioner R. Aishwarya and leaders of various political parties were present in the meeting.

Published – 04 Jun 2026 19:58 IST