BENGALURU, Oct. 2 -- Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukkumar on Thursday night ordered election officials to initiate legal proceedings against people who knowingly submit false claims or objections regarding changes to electoral rolls.

The order comes as chief minister DK Shivakumar staged an protest alleging an organised effort to remove voters through Form 7 applications during the Special Intensive Revision.

In a circular sent to district election officers and Electoral Registration Officers in all 224 Assembly constituencies, Anbukkumar said his office had received reports of bulk Form 7 applications and allegations that some of the applications were not genuine.

"It has come to the notice of this office that there are inst...