New Delhi, May 16 -- Karnataka will begin the next phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls from June 20, with more than 5.55 crore electors set to be covered.

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the exercise will be done through a month-long house-to-house verification drive by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) from June 30.

Karnataka is among 16 States, which also include Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Telangana and three Union Territories, where SIR of electoral rolls will be taken up between May and December. Karnataka has been included in Phase-3 of the nationwide SIR, which is aimed at updating electoral rolls ahead of future elections and ensurin...