SIR picks up pace on second day as more than 54.68 lakh enumeration forms distributed across Karnataka

Enumeration forms were printed and supplied to all BLOs for door-to-door distribution. | Photo credit: J. ALLEN EGENUSE

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka gathered momentum on Wednesday, the second day, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) distributing over 54.68 lakh enumeration forms to voters across the state, representing 9.87% of the total electorate.

According to the Election Commission of India, Karnataka had 5,54,32,314 voters on its electoral rolls as of 16 June 2026. Census forms were printed and supplied to all BLOs for door-to-door distribution.

A total of 54,68,607 enumeration forms had been distributed as of 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Digitization process has also started, 2,38,453 forms (0.43%) have been uploaded into the system. In addition, 26,213 voters (0.05%) submitted their census forms online.

During the verification process, officials identified 2,565 cases requiring further scrutiny under the Absentee Shifted Death Duplicate and Others (ASDDO) category.

The exercise also led to the identification of 1,383 deceased voters, 816 voters who moved permanently, 327 persons found to be already registered elsewhere, 21 voters who were untraceable or absent and 18 cases classified under other categories.

Highest distribution in Kalaburagi

Among the districts, Kalaburagi reported the highest distribution of enumeration forms with 4.06 lakh, closely followed by Davangere (3.95 lakh), Koppal (3.63 lakh) and Hassan (3.42 lakh). In terms of digitisation, Raichur led the state with 33,612 forms digitised, followed by Ballari (16,924), Chitradurga (14,809), Chickballapur (14,377) and Koppal (14,247).

Door-to-door verification and digitization of enumeration forms will continue till July 29.

Published – 1 Jul 2026 21:02 IST