Bengaluru, July 29 -- Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Wednesday submitted a representation to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, seeking immediate scrutiny of more than 80 lakh electors proposed for exclusion during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and urging safeguards to prevent the wrongful deletion of genuine voters.
In its representation, the Congress expressed concern over official data and media reports indicating that over 80 lakh electors, nearly 15 per cent of Karnataka's electorate, had been categorised under classifications such as "Absent", "Shifted", "Refused to Sign", "Multiple Enrolments", "ASDDO", and other categories that could potentially lead to their deletion fro...