Nearly one crore less: Karnataka final voter roll lists 4.55 crore electors after SIR

Karnataka's final electoral roll was published on Tuesday, October 27, with 99.32 lakh fewer names than the electoral roll as of June 16, 2026. The list released by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer has 4,55,00,011 names against 5,54,32,314 names in the earlier roll, showing a decrease of 99,32,303 voters.

Speaking at a press conference, Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar said those not included in the list could continue to apply. “The electoral roll is on continuous updation; any eligible person can continue to apply using Form 6, 7, and 8. If you have been left out of the final roll, apply using Form 6,” he said. Anbu Kumar also thanked the civic society for their help.

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was carried out across all 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka. Enumeration forms were generated for the 5.54 crore electors whose names were on the rolls as of June 16, 2026. Of these, 4,46,35,975 electors, or 80.52%, submitted their forms to Booth Level Officers (BLOs).

The remaining 1,07,96,339 electors, whose enumeration forms were not submitted, were not included in the draft electoral roll, and electors were categorised under absent, permanently shifted, deceased and duplicate.

Of those not enumerated, 65,45,679 were categorised as permanently shifted, 19,00,926 as absent, 16,39,864 as deceased and 7,09,870 as already enrolled elsewhere or duplicate.

The Draft Electoral Rolls were published on August 24, 2026, with a total of 4,46,80,151 electors.

During the claims and objections period, the election authorities recorded 10,08,038 additions, 1,88,324 deletions and 8,96,519 modifications or corrections. Of the 43,82,824 notices generated, 61,867 electors were marked ineligible for inclusion in the final roll.

Women account for 2,29,12,355 general electors, while men account for 2,25,40,493. There are 2,841 electors listed under the category of others.

The number of young electors aged 18–19 increased from 3,70,341 in the draft roll to 6,83,364 in the final roll, an increase of 3,13,023. The final roll also includes 5,65,340 electors with disabilities and 3,92,134 electors aged 85 and above.

The number of polling stations has increased from 59,050 to 60,923. They comprise 21,862 urban and 39,061 rural polling stations.

Electors can check their names in the final roll through the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer website, ceo.karnataka.gov.in, or download it from the Election Commission’s voter services portal. Eligible citizens can apply for enrolment, corrections, changes of residence and other modifications through the prescribed forms or online portals.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court, which is hearing multiple petitions against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the decisions taken by the Election Commission of India during the ongoing SIR, has deferred the hearing by 10 days.