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As the decks are being cleared for civic polls successful Bengaluru aft implicit a decade, arsenic per directions issued by the State Election Commission, the ward-wise draught electoral rolls for each 369 wards were published connected Monday for nationalist inspection. The last notification volition beryllium published connected March 16.
“The play for filing claims and objections volition beryllium from January 20 to February 3. These volition be disposed of betwixt February 4 and February 18, and the last electoral rolls volition beryllium published connected March 16. Ward-level elector numbers would beryllium uploaded to the authoritative website by January 19 evening,” Special Commissioner (Elections) Ramachandran R., said.
On the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Karnataka Chief Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi said the State Election Commission is carrying retired a akin workout to that undertaken elsewhere.
Referring to Bihar, helium said portion the workout determination was carried retired by the Central government, the State authorities is doing it successful Karnataka. October 1 was fixed arsenic the qualifying day for inclusion successful the rolls.
As per the draught electoral rolls, the GBA has a full electorate of 88.91 lakh voters. Bengaluru West City Corporation accounts for the highest fig of voters astatine 27.25 lakh, followed by Bengaluru North with 19.54 lakh, Bengaluru South with 17.44 lakh, Bengaluru Central with 14.25 lakh, and Bengaluru East with 10.41 lakh.
Among the 369 wards, R.R. Nagar (Ward No. 23) successful Bengaluru West City Municipal Corporation has the highest fig of voters astatine 49,530, portion Kotthur (Ward No. 16) successful Bengaluru East City Municipal Corporation has the lowest electorate with 10,926 voters.
Referring to the Mahadevapura constituency, wherever allegations were earlier made that around 40,000 voters had furnished fake addresses successful the electoral rolls, the State Chief Election Commissioner said that special care would beryllium taken during the civic polls to forestall specified issues. He said officials person already been instructed to beryllium vigilant and guarantee that specified situations bash not arise.
