Bengaluru voters rush to officials after mass deletion of names from electoral rolls

Voters in Bengaluru are rushing to Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and Election Registration Officers (EROs) seeking re-inclusion after finding their names deleted from the electoral rolls. Officials noted that a demand for enumeration forms for inclusion is high, with some citizens seeking to know if they can be included without filling any forms. As per the draft electoral rolls, 1,07,96,339 electors were removed from the rolls, reducing the total number of electors in the State from 5,54,32,314 (as on June 16, 2026) to 4,46,35,975 in the August 24 draft electoral roll.