Citizens have until November 28 to raise objections to the draft electoral rolls.
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Bengaluru: Bengaluru now has over one crore registered voters.
On Tuesday, the BBMP published the draft electoral rolls as part of its annual update. Since the last revision in January, around 1.98 lakh new voters have been added, while 85,321 names were removed, officials said.
Dr Selvamani, BBMP’s Special Commissioner (Election), announced that citizens have until November 28 to raise objections to the draft electoral rolls.
“We will conduct four special campaign days to enrol new voters and update existing records based on individual requests and internal reviews. The final electoral rolls will be published on January 6,” he said.
The draft roll includes 1.02 crore voters, with 52.69 lakh men, 49.70 lakh women, and 1,831 voters in the third-gender category.
Where can you check?
Citizens can view the draft voter list on the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka website (ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in) or the BBMP’s website.
In January, Bengaluru had a total of 98.43 lakh registered voters.
Special registration drives
Following the Election Commission of India’s directives, the BBMP will hold special registration drives on November 9, 10, 23, and 24 at all revenue offices and wards. Additionally, campaigns at polling stations will raise awareness among citizens, officials said.
Those born before January 1, 2007, can enrol by visiting the Election Commission’s portal (voters.eci.gov.in) or using the voter helpline app.
Earlier, District Election Officer and BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath met with political party representatives regarding the draft electoral roll publication.