Mandya DC briefs representatives of political parties on SIR

With the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka announced by the Election Commission of India, a meeting was held at the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Mandya on Monday to brief the representatives of various political parties about the revision process.

Deputy Commissioner of Mandya Kumar provided the comprehensive details of the exercise, which will be held from June 20 to October 7, to the participants of the meeting.

The representatives of political parties, who attended the meeting, included C.D. Gangadhar from the Indian National Congress, D. Ramesh from Janata Dal (S), Boodanuru Bommaiah from Aam Aadmi Party, Shivashankar from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), H.B. Prasanna Kumar from BJP, and C. Kumar from CPM.

Presently, Mandya district, with 1,823 polling stations spread across its seven Assembly constituencies, has 7,69,931 male voters, 8,05,643 female voters, and 148 third gender voters, taking the total electorate to 15,75,722.

During the meeting, which was also attended by Joint Director of Food and Civil Supplies Department Prateek Hegde and Election Tahsildar C.J. Ravishankar, Mr. Kumar said that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been appointed for all the polling stations in the district.

Mr. Kumar said the SIR of electoral rolls is a transparent and participatory process involving voters, political parties, and election officials. He urged all stakeholders to extend their cooperation.

“The primary objective of the revision is to include all eligible voters in the electoral rolls and remove the ineligible persons in accordance with the rules,” he said.

Preparatory activities and training for BLOs will be conducted from June 20 to June 29, he said.

From June 30 to July 29, the BLOs will undertake a door-to-door survey, distribute enumeration forms to voters, and collect the completed forms. The voters will also be allowed to submit the enumeration forms online.

On July 29, proposals relating to the reorganisation of polling stations will be submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer as per prescribed procedures.

The draft electoral roll will be published on August 5. Claims and objections may be filed between August 5 and September 4. 

Disposal of claims and objections will be carried out from August 5 to October 3, and the final electoral roll will be published on October 7, 2026, the Deputy Commissioner informed.

He further stated that voters who fail to sign and submit the enumeration form to the BLO will not have their names included in the draft electoral roll. Such persons will be issued notices, and during the claims and objections period, they may submit a fresh application along with any one of the 12 documents prescribed by the Election Commission to have their names included in the electoral roll.

BLOs will visit each household at least three times. If a voter is not available, a mahazar (spot report) will be prepared and submitted. In the case of absent voters, any adult member of the household aged 18 years or above may sign on their behalf, according to the Deputy Commissioner.