Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Congress Alleges Bulk Voter Deletion Forms Target Muslim Voters
A Congress leader says many requests were made to remove people from the voter list.
He says 279 such requests were submitted in parts of Belthangady.
He also says 82 requests in Ujire involved Muslim voters.
Some residents said forms with their personal information were used without permission.
They said they planned to complain to the police.
However, no police complaint had been filed when the report was published.
Election officials then told local officers not to accept deletion forms without physical proof.
The allegations have not been established by a police investigation in the report.
Congress leader Rakshith Shivaram alleged that 279 Form-7 applications sought voter deletions across 16 Belthangady polling stations.
He said 82 applications in Ujire specifically targeted Muslim voters.
Residents alleged that pre-printed forms containing voter details were submitted without the named individuals’ knowledge.
Affected voters said they planned to file police complaints, but no complaint had been filed yet.
Dakshina Kannada received 4,746 Form-7 applications, while authorities told booth officers to require physical evidence.
- Who
- Congress leader Rakshith Shivaram, affected residents, and electoral authorities.
- What
- Allegations were made that bulk Form-7 voter-deletion applications were submitted without voters’ knowledge, including applications targeting Muslim voters.
- When
- During the ongoing SIR; the report was dated October 2, with no year specified.
- Where
- Belthangady constituency and Ujire in Dakshina Kannada district.
- Why
- Shivaram alleged that the applications sought to delete voter names, while residents alleged unauthorized use of their personal details.
Congress leader and affected residents
Electoral authorities
Whether voter-deletion forms were improperly submitted
Congress leader and affected residents
Rakshith Shivaram and residents alleged that pre-printed Form-7 applications were submitted using voters’ details without their knowledge, including applications targeting Muslim voters.
Electoral authorities
The report does not include a direct denial from electoral authorities, but officials instructed booth-level officers to require supporting physical evidence before processing deletion forms.
Police action over alleged misuse of personal details
Congress leader and affected residents
Affected voters said they intended to lodge formal police complaints over unauthorized use of their details and proposed deletion of their names.
Electoral authorities
No police complaint had been filed when the report was published, so the allegations had not yet been examined through a reported police investigation.
- Reported applications in Belthangady
- 279 Form-7 deletion applications across 16 polling stations
- Reported Ujire applications
- 82 applications allegedly targeting Muslim voters
- District-wide applications
- 4,746 Form-7 applications were received in Dakshina Kannada
- State ranking
- Dakshina Kannada had the third-highest number of Form-7 filings in the state, behind Bidar and Shivamogga
- Forms named in report
- Forms allegedly contained voter identity details and card numbers
- Official instruction
- Booth-level officers were told not to accept or process deletion forms without supporting physical evidence
- Police complaints
- Residents said they planned to file complaints, but none had been filed at the time of reporting