Submit Form No. 6 if name is missing from final voters’ list: Karnataka CEO

Karnataka State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V. Anbukumar said here on Saturday that if any voter’s name is missing from the final electoral roll, the person can apply for inclusion by submitting Form No. 6 to the Election Commission of India.

Speaking at a meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s office to review the progress of the SIR in Dakshina Kannada, the CEO said eligible voters will not lose their voting rights due to the SIR process. “None will lose their voting rights,” he said.The CEO said enumeration forms have already been distributed to voters.

After receiving the forms from voters, their digitisation should be expedited. If voters are unable to return the forms within the stipulated time, they can apply for their names to be added by submitting Form No. 6 after the final voter list is published.

The prescribed documents and declarations need to be submitted along with the application.Cases of absentee, shifted, deceased, and duplicate (ASDD) voters should be thoroughly verified and recorded. The list should also be given to the agents of political parties, Mr.

Anbukumar said.If the digitisation process is completed quickly, it will help prepare the publication of the draft voter list. The election officials concerned and polling booth officials should pay attention to this, he said.

Deputy Commissioner H. V. Darshan informed that there are 18,03,766 voters in the district, and enumeration forms have been distributed to all of them.

Of these, 14,97,139 forms have been digitised, amounting to 83% completion. So far, 65,588 voters in the district have been identified as ASDD. In all, 1,098 facility centres are functioning in the district to help voters.

He said the toll-free 1950 helpline is available to resolve voters’ queries and doubts.After the meeting, Mr. Anbukumar visited the polling booth at Capitanio School in Mangaluru South Assembly constituency and inspected the SIR process.

He reviewed the enumeration forms received by the BLOs, and expressed appreciation for the facilities and preparations made for voters at the polling booth. Published - July 25, 2026 07:22 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit READ LATER SEE ALL Remove