40-50 per cent of names dropped from voter list in 25 Bengaluru constituencies

BENGALURU: With the completion of the door-to-door visits by booth-level officer as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, 25 Assembly constituencies in Bengaluru see the prospect of 40-50 per cent of voters being deleted from the voter list.

In five of the Assembly constituencies, the names of 50 per cent of voters have been deleted. These are represented by Ramalinga Reddy, Satish Reddy, Muniraju, Krishnappa and S Raghu.

Dasarahalli Assembly Constituency
Total voters – 4,71,922
Deleted list – 2,46,790
Deleted – 52.88 per cent

CV Raman Nagar Assembly Constituency
Total voters – 2,74,142
Deleted list – 1,40,801
Deleted – 51.36 per cent

Bommanahalli Assembly Constituency
Total voters – 4,84,973
Deleted list – 2,67,014
Deleted – 55.06 per cent

BTM Layout Assembly Constituency
Total voters – 2,82,035
Deleted list – 1,46,273
Deleted – 51.86 per cent

Vijayanagar Assembly Constituency
Total Voters – 3,20,773
Deleted List – 1,65,058
Deleted – 51.45 per cent

In 20 Assembly constituencies, 40- 49 per cent of voters’ names have been deleted.

Govindaraj Nagar
Total voters – 3,06,486
Deleted list – 1,49,707
Deleted – 48.85 per cent

Basavanagudi Constituency
Total voters – 2,37,161
Deleted list – 1,14,013
Deleted – 48.07 per cent

Padmanabhanagar
Total voters – 2,93,149
Deleted list – 1,27,647
Deleted – 43.54 per cent

The final figures of SIR door-to-door survey show a decrease in number of voters. In all, 1,07,96,414 voters were identified as ASDDO.

Total voters – 5,54,32,314
Digitization done – 4,46,35,899
Enumeration Forms digitized – 80.52 per cent
Identified as ASDDO – 1,07,96,414 (19.48 per cent).

Bengaluru SIR figures
Deletion of names of 46,88,744 voters confirmed
Total voters – 1,03,88,363
Enumeration Forms digitized – 56,99,619
Voters identified as ASDDO – 46,88,744  (45.39 per cent)

The SIR door-to-door survey in the state has concluded. Across the state, deletion of names of 1.08 crore voters is confirmed and their names will not appear in the draft voters list. Names of those who are deceased, shifted, absent, and enrolled elsewhere will be deleted. In Bengaluru too, names of 47.18 lakh voters will be deleted.

Enumeration Forms distributed – 5,54,32,314
Forms digitized 4,46,00,369 (80.46 per cent)
Voters marked as ADSSO – 1,08,31,945

Deletion of names of 47.18 lakh voters confirmed in Bengaluru
Voters marked as ASDDO – 45.39 per cent
Total voters in Bengaluru – 1,03,88,363
Enumerations forms digitised – 56,73,175
Voters identified as ASDDO – 47,15,188

The door-to-door visits by booth-level officers concluded on August 17 and rationalization of polling stations began from August 18. The draft voters list to be published on August 24 and filing of claims and objections can be done from August 24 to September 23. The claims and objections received will be disposed of between August 24 and October 22 and the final voters’ list will be published on October 10.