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Karnataka SIR: final electoral roll due on 27 October; 61,000 Form-7 applications carry no reason
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One crore names struck off Karnataka's draft roll: the SIR and Form 7 rules Polity answers need
Karnataka's final SIR roll is due on 27 Oct; 61,000+ Form-7 applications cite no reason.
Why it matters: Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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The final electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision in Karnataka is due on 27 October, and reports say net additions after the draft are minuscule.
The draft roll had 4.54 crore voters, with around one crore names struck off.
Separately, over 61,000 Form-7 applications filed by election officials carry no reason, because auto-generated forms left the field blank.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ముఖ్య వాస్తవాలు
Remember these
- Karnataka's final electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is due on 27 October 2026.
- The draft roll had 4.54 crore voters, with around one crore names struck off.
- Over 61,000 Form-7 applications filed by election officials carry no reason, as auto-generated forms left the field blank.
- Form 7 is used to object to the inclusion of a name in the electoral roll or to seek its deletion.
- The Chief Electoral Officer heads the State's electoral machinery; an Electoral Registration Officer prepares the roll for each assembly constituency.
ప్రిలిమ్స్ · మెయిన్స్
How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- The Election Commission of India supervises the preparation of electoral rolls under Article 324 of the Constitution.
- The Representation of the People Act, 1950 governs the preparation and revision of electoral rolls, including registration by Electoral Registration Officers.
- Form 7 is the application for objecting to the inclusion of a name in the roll or for deletion of a name.
- A Special Intensive Revision involves a fresh verification of electors, publication of a draft roll, a claims and objections period, and then a final roll.
మెయిన్స్
GS2 (Polity - Elections): The SIR aims to clean the roll of duplicate, dead and shifted voters, but large deletions and Form-7 applications without recorded reasons raise questions of due process and the risk of disenfranchisement. The ECI's power under Article 324 and the RP Act, 1950 must be exercised with transparent, reasoned and reviewable procedures. Way forward: mandatory reasons for every deletion, public lists with grounds, effective claims and appeals windows, and audit of auto-generated forms.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Consider the following statements about the electoral machinery in a State:
- The Chief Electoral Officer of a State is nominated or designated by the Election Commission of India in consultation with the State Government.
- An Electoral Registration Officer is responsible for the preparation of the electoral roll for an assembly constituency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: C — The correct answer is Both 1 and 2. Under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the Commission designates the Chief Electoral Officer in consultation with the State Government, and an Electoral Registration Officer prepares and maintains the roll for each assembly constituency.
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