SIR: Voters in Karnataka report being marked ‘shifted’ despite living at same address
In multiple cases reported by voters and independently confirmed by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to The Hindu, many voters have been identified as “shifted” despite receiving the enumeration forms at their current, updated addresses. Over 18 lakh Karnataka voters likely to receive notices after SIR so farA voter from Yeshwanthpur Assembly constituency said the family initially received only three forms instead of four. When they contacted their BLO, they were told that the fourth family member had been assigned to another BLO.
- ▪In multiple cases reported by voters and independently confirmed by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to The Hindu, many voters have been identified as “shifted” despite receiving the enumeration forms at their current, updated addresses.
- ▪Over 18 lakh Karnataka voters likely to receive notices after SIR so farA voter from Yeshwanthpur Assembly constituency said the family initially received only three forms instead of four.
- ▪When they contacted their BLO, they were told that the fourth family member had been assigned to another BLO.
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As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) progresses, several families in Bengaluru have reported that even though the household continues to live at the same address, in many cases one family member has been marked as “shifted” on the enumeration form, while the remaining members have received forms without any such remark. In multiple cases reported by voters and independently confirmed by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to The Hindu, many voters have been identified as “shifted” despite receiving the enumeration forms at their current, updated addresses. Over 18 lakh Karnataka voters likely to receive notices after SIR so farA voter from Yeshwanthpur Assembly constituency said the family initially received only three forms instead of four.
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