Bengaluru, Sept. 11 -- More than 24.97 lakh notices have been delivered to electors as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, the CEO's office said on Friday.
The state has 4,46,58,413 electors on the electoral roll as of September 10, comprising 2.21 crore male, 2.24 crore female and 2,874 transgender electors, it said. The notices have been issued to electors whose names fall under the 'no mapping' and 'anomalies' categories as part of the electoral roll revision exercise, officials said.
According to a statement issued by the chief electoral officer's office, a total of 43,81,760 notices had been generated across the state as of September 10.
Of these, 24,97,075 notices had been successfully delivered, while 18,84,685 were yet to be delivered, resulting in an overall delivery rate of 56.99 per cent.
"With regard to hearings, 7,03,710 (28.18 per cent) hearings have been completed out of the delivered notices, while 17,93,365 hearings are pending," it said.
The last hearing will be conducted on September 12, while September 22 is the last date for disposal of claims and objections, the CEO's office said.
Following requests from registered and recognised political parties, the lists of persons to whom notices have been issued under the 'no Mapping' and 'anomalies' categories were published on September 5 on the CEO's website. Details of claims and objections received from the public have been published on the website, as well.
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