Overview
- Prakash Raj posted a video on Tuesday saying his name was deleted from Bengaluru’s electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision and that he is among tens of lakhs of affected voters.
- Bengaluru Central civic officials responded that Raj’s entry was active on the June 16 data freeze but a Booth Level Officer’s house visit found he had permanently shifted, a mahazar (spot report) was drawn and his status was changed to 'Shifted'.
- Official data show about 1.09 crore electors in Karnataka were flagged under ASDDO and roughly 49.4 lakh electors in Bengaluru were marked in that category during SIR, a scale that has raised concerns about verification and exclusions.
- Affected voters are not automatically removed: the Election Commission process requires spot verification, allows Form 6 for re‑enrolment, and opens a claims and objections window through which voters can seek restoration before final rolls are published.
- The case has a legal dimension because Raj faces a separate private complaint over alleged multiple registrations and conditional bail; the episode has sharpened public scrutiny of SIR procedures and the risk of politicisation during the roll revision.