Politics

SIR Draft Roll Published, 19% of Karnataka Voters Excluded

Published: 24 August 2026 · 1 min read

What Happened

Karnataka's draft electoral rolls under the SIR exercise have excluded over 1.07 crore voters, with the revised list published on August 24. Voters can file claims and objections until October 22 before the final roll is released on October 27.

Key Takeaways

Exclusion from the draft roll is not final. Affected voters will get a chance to verify records and seek inclusion before the final electoral roll is published.

Sources

The Hindu, Asianet