Mysuru voters drop by 5.57 lakh after SIR draft roll

A staggering 5,57,241 voters have declined in Mysuru district following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to the draft electoral roll published on Monday.The draft roll contains 22,42,452 electors, down from 27,99,693 recorded on June 16, 2026 - a decline of nearly 20%.The draft roll comprises 10,98,058 male, 11,44,256 female and 138 third-gender electors, according to a press release issued by the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Mysuru.The enumeration forms were distributed to all 27,99,693 electors in the district. Of these, 22,42,452 forms (80.10%) were digitised, while the remaining 5,57,241 electors were categorised as the Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead, and Others (ASDDO). The category covers electors reported as absent, shifted, dead, already enrolled/duplicate and other cases.The sharpest decline was recorded in Narasimharaja Assembly constituency, where the electorate fell by 99,355, followed by Krishnaraja (86,801), Chamaraja (85,853) and Chamundeshwari (75,731), the release added.The district has identified 1,28,124 electors under the categories of anomalies and no mapping. Of these, 1,12,270 have anomalies, while 15,854 have no mapping. Notices will be issued to electors in these categories for verification and disposal of their cases, the release said.The draft electoral roll is available at the offices of the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), besides the official websites of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, and Mysuru district.The claims and objections period is from August 24 to September 23. Voters can submit form 6 for inclusion of names, form 8 for corrections or shifting of residence, and form 7 for objections to deletion of names.Meanwhile, the number of polling stations in the district has increased by 52, from 2,915 to 2,967.The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on October 27, 2026. Published - August 24, 2026 06:58 pm IST