Nearly half of Bengaluru's voters have been flagged under the ASDDO category - Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead and Others - in the ongoing Special Intensive
Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, according to the data released by the state chief electoral officer. According to the latest data released by the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Bengaluru Urban district has 40.21 lakh electors. While 55.39 per cent of enumeration forms have been successfully digitised, the remaining 44.61 per cent, or 17.93 lakh voters, have been categorised as ASDDO or remain uncollected. The situation is even more pronounced across Bengaluru's civic zones. BBMP South has recorded the highest proportion of flagged electors in the state, with 51.18 per cent (10.97 lakh voters) marked as ASDDO or uncollected. BBMP Central follows with 47.85 per cent (9.04 lakh voters), while BBMP North has 46.95 per cent (10.95 lakh voters) in the same category. Taken together, more than 48.9 lakh electors across Bengaluru's urban districts have been flagged during the revision exercise - more than double the statewide average of 19.93 per cent. Election officials, however, said that being marked ASDDO does not automatically result in deletion from the electoral rolls. Voters classified as absent, shifted, duplicate, dead or others can seek corrections and restoration of their records. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) have been authorised to reverse incorrect ASDDO markings until August 8, when the enumeration and digitisation phase concludes. Statewide, Karnataka has around 5.54 crore electors. The Election Commission (EC) said 100 per cent of enumeration forms have been printed and distributed, with 99.99 per cent either digitised or marked. Around 1.1 crore voters currently fall under the ASDDO or uncollected categories. The largest group among flagged electors comprises permanently shifted voters (66.43 lakh), followed by dead voters (16.32 lakh), absent or untraceable electors (16.12 lakh), duplicate enrolments (6.93 lakh), and others (4.67 lakh). To facilitate enrolment of eligible voters, especially in Bengaluru, the Election Commission has distributed 10 lakh copies of Form 6 to registration officers across BBMP and the Greater Bengaluru Area. Between June 16 and August 5, authorities received 12.32 lakh applications under Forms 6, 6A, 7 and 8 for inclusion, correction and deletion of voter records. The SIR exercise, launched across Karnataka on June 30, is part of a nationwide effort to clean up electoral rolls by identifying ineligible, duplicate and outdated entries while ensuring eligible voters remain enrolled. The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published in October after the claims and objections process is completed. (With inputs from agencies)
