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Karnataka Files 61,059 Form-7 Voter Deletion Requests

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Karnataka election officials filed over 61,059 Form-7 voter-deletion applications without providing required reasons.
The forms were auto-generated when voters could not be reached during hearings for no-mapping or logical discrepancies.
Between Sep 24 and Oct 22, officials filed more than 60,800 Form-7 applications, versus only 192 earlier.
On Oct 22 officials submitted 10,105 Form-7 applications, and 10,314 on Oct 21.

History

Historical Context

After the Supreme Court’s 2001 ruling ordering greater transparency in elections, the Election Commission of India issued Form-7 guidelines that aimed to delete roughly 1.2 million doubtful entries by 2005. Karnataka’s State Election Commission recorded 61,059 Form-7 applications between 24 September and 22 October 2024, reflecting the nationwide push to purge ineligible voters.

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Story summary

Karnataka election officials filed over 61,059 Form-7 voter-deletion applications without providing required reasons.
The forms were auto-generated when voters could not be reached during hearings for no-mapping or logical discrepancies.
Between Sep 24 and Oct 22, officials filed more than 60,800 Form-7 applications, versus only 192 earlier.
On Oct 22 officials submitted 10,105 Form-7 applications, and 10,314 on Oct 21.

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