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DK Shivakumar Flags Bulk Form 7 Filings, Questions Voter Deletions in Karnataka SIR Row
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News18•01-10-2026, 11:15
DK Shivakumar Flags Bulk Form 7 Filings, Questions Voter Deletions in Karnataka SIR Row
- •Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has raised concerns over bulk Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions in Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- •Shivakumar is seeking constituency-wise details regarding these Form 7 objections.
- •Allegations of large-scale Form 7 filings have been highlighted in some constituencies.
- •The Election Commission process allows for claims and objections to electoral-roll entries.
- •Political parties continue to differ on the conduct of the electoral roll revision.
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Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar raised concerns over bulk applications seeking voter deletions and sought constituency-wise details of Form 7 objections following the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
DK Shivakumar demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and called for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision to be scrapped after reports revealed that two other election commissioners had formally objected multiple times to poll panel decisions.
Out of Karnataka's 5.54 million total voters, approximately 1.08 million were placed in the ASDO category, with Bengaluru alone accounting for 4.68 million voters in this classification.
