New Delhi, July 3 -- Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje on Friday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner seeking immediate intervention against what she termed a "parallel" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls initiated by the Karnataka State Election Commission (KSEC) in Assembly constituencies falling within the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).

In her letter dated July 3, Karandlaje said that the Election Commission of India had already commenced the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across Karnataka under its notified schedule and constitutional mandate.

"It has come to my notice that, notwithstanding the ongoing statewide Special Intensive Revision undertaken by the Election Commission of India, the...