Bengaluru, July 4 -- The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka has come under scrutiny after alleged procedural violations were reported from Kolar and Mysuru. In Kolar, the District Administration has issued notices to a tahsildar, an Assistant Commissioner (AC), a supervisor and five Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for alleged dereliction of duty during the revision exercise.

The action follows reports that officials responsible for electoral roll verification failed to conduct the mandatory door-to-door verification and instead gathered members of the public at a single location to complete the process.

Earlier, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar had directed all district election officers to...