716 foreign nationals' names deleted from Karnataka voter list

The Election Commission has deleted the names of 716 foreign nationals that were improperly included in the Karnataka voter list. Of the 583 ineligible voters identified in the Bengaluru North City Police Station area, 545 names of Nepali citizens were removed. Officials stated that the names of citizens from the US, Dubai, Australia, England, and Canada were found during verification of voter identity cards. The total removal included 40 names from Dakshina Kannada, 44 names from Udupi, and 22 names from Uttara Kannada, among other districts.