Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Form-7 Voter Deletion Row Leads to FIRs
Police have opened cases in three districts over forms asking for voters to be removed from electoral lists.
The forms are called Form-7 applications.
In Ballari, a Congress worker alleged that 7,561 applications were submitted, far more than the limit he said applied.
The complaint also claimed many affected voters belonged to a minority community.
In Belagavi, a complaint involved 198 voters.
In Bhalki, a complaint involved 3,244 voters and alleged that some people were wrongly described as having moved away or being absent.
The complainant also alleged that some signatures were forged and applications were made without voters knowing.
These are allegations in complaints; police have registered cases to address them.
Police registered cases in Ballari, Belagavi and Bidar over Form-7 applications seeking voter deletions.
In Ballari, an FIR names corporator and BLA-1 Srinivas Motkar, three election officials and others over 7,561 applications.
A Congress BLA alleged that the Ballari applications exceeded a stated limit of 30 and that 98.08% involved minority-community voters.
In Belagavi, an FIR concerns applications seeking deletion of 198 voters from polling booths 195 and 196 in Veerabhadranagar.
In Bhalki, Bidar district, police registered a case against 32 people over applications seeking deletion of 3,244 voters.
- Who
- People named in complaints include BJP corporator and BLA-1 Srinivas Motkar, election officials and other individuals; complainants include Congress BLA Gautham S and Mohammed Ateeq Ahmed.
- What
- Police registered cases over allegations that Form-7 applications sought to remove voters from electoral rolls using false information or forged signatures.
- When
- The cases were registered amid the SIR exercise; the article says the Belagavi FIR was registered on September 30 and describes Ballari applications submitted on September 21 and 22.
- Where
- Ballari, Belagavi and Bhalki in Bidar district.
- Why
- Complaints alleged that voter-deletion applications were submitted improperly, including without affected voters' knowledge.
- Districts involved
- Ballari, Belagavi and Bidar
- Ballari applications
- 7,561 Form-7 applications
- Ballari alleged limit
- The complainant said a BLA could submit a maximum of 30 applications under SIR guidelines.
- Ballari community allegation
- The complaint alleged that around 98.08% of voters covered were from the minority community.
- Belagavi voters
- 198 voters at polling booths 195 and 196 in Veerabhadranagar
- Bhalki voters
- 3,244 voters; police registered a case against 32 people.
- Alleged methods
- Complaints alleged false information, forged signatures and applications submitted without affected voters' knowledge.