SIR exercise shrinks Bengaluru voters’ list by 43 per cent

Following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Bengaluru’s electorate dropped to 59,08,151 voters from 1,03,88,363, witnessing a 43 per cent cut. The Special Commissioner, Election Division, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), Shilpa Nag stated that the final list has 59,08,151 voters, with 2,74,372 voters added and 65,881 names deleted. The GBA noted that Bengaluru South has the highest number of voters (4,41,232), while Rajajinagar has the lowest (1,13,833).