Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Election Commission revises Karnataka electoral rolls revision schedule
In India, the Election Commission is the group that takes care of elections.
In the state of Karnataka, they are working on the list of people who can vote, called the electoral roll.
The Election Commission just changed the plan for updating this voter list.
They decided that October 1 will be the special date connected to the new list.
To update the list, workers called Booth Level Officers are going from house to house.
They started these visits on June 30.
The visits will continue until August 17.
On the same day, the Election Commission will also arrange and improve the polling stations where people vote.
The Election Commission revised the schedule for the summary revision of electoral rolls in Karnataka.
October 1 was fixed as the qualifying date for the revision.
House-to-house visits by Booth Level Officers began on June 30 and will continue until August 17.
Rationalisation and re-arrangement of polling stations will also be taken up on August 17.
The revised schedule was announced via a press note from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka.
- Who
- The Election Commission and the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, along with Booth Level Officers.
- What
- Revised the schedule for the summary revision of electoral rolls in Karnataka, fixing October 1 as the qualifying date.
- When
- Announced on Friday, August 7; house-to-house visits run from June 30 to August 17.
- Where
- Karnataka, India, with the press note issued from Bengaluru.
- Why
- To carry out the summary revision of the state's electoral rolls.
- Qualifying date
- October 1
- BLO house-to-house visits began
- June 30
- BLO house-to-house visits continue until
- August 17
- Polling station rationalisation
- August 17
- Announced by
- Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka
- Announcement date
- August 7
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- News agency
- Press Trust of India (PTI)