Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Karnataka voter list deadline extended nine days to August 17
The Election Commission is the group that makes voting lists in India.
A voting list tells who is allowed to vote.
The Commission is updating the list in Karnataka, a big state in India.
The work was not finished in time, so the Commission gave nine extra days.
The new last day is August 17.
People who help voters were worried that some voters might be left off the list.
Only about eight out of ten forms had been typed into the computer.
In some parts of Bengaluru, the biggest city, only about half the work was done.
Voters can check the new list and point out mistakes starting August 24.
The final voting list will be ready by October 27.
The Election Commission extended Karnataka's electoral roll enumeration deadline by nine days to August 17, its second extension in the state.
Only 80.1% of enumeration forms had been digitised as of Friday, with some Bengaluru municipal corporation areas at 49%-53%.
Udupi district recorded the highest digitisation rate at nearly 94%.
The draft voter list will be published on August 24, and claims and objections can be filed from August 24 to September 23.
Karnataka is among 16 states in the third phase of the special intensive revision, with the final roll due by October 27.
- Who
- The Election Commission, responding to demands from citizens' rights groups.
- What
- Extended the enumeration deadline for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Karnataka by nine days to August 17.
- When
- Announced on Friday; the new deadline is August 17, with the draft list on August 24 and the final roll by October 27.
- Where
- Karnataka, India, including Bengaluru Urban district and Udupi district.
- Why
- Because only 80.1% of enumeration forms had been digitised and citizens' rights groups said lakhs of persons risked exclusion from the draft rolls.
Citizens' Rights Groups
Election Commission and Courts
Risk of voter exclusion
Citizens' Rights Groups
Citizens' rights groups say the revision risks excluding lakhs of genuine voters from the draft rolls and demanded more time.
Election Commission and Courts
The Election Commission treats the revision as a lawful electoral roll exercise, and the Supreme Court upheld its legality in May.
Impact on electoral outcomes
Citizens' Rights Groups
Concerns have been raised that the revision could eliminate genuine voters from the rolls and even shape electoral outcomes.
Election Commission and Courts
The Supreme Court said the revision is legal but does not mean the Election Commission can decide whether a person is an Indian citizen.
- New enumeration deadline
- August 17
- Previous deadline
- August 8
- State-wide digitisation rate
- 80.1%
- Lowest digitisation rate
- 49%-53% (parts of Bengaluru municipal corporation)
- Highest digitisation rate
- Nearly 94% (Udupi district)
- Draft voter list publication
- August 24
- Claims and objections window
- August 24 to September 23
- Final electoral roll publication
- By October 27