Bengaluru, June 30 -- The Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls covering over 5.54 crore voters got underway across Karnataka on Tuesday, even as the Congress government demanded a review of the exercise, warning that the current framework could lead to voter disenfranchisement.
More than 59,000 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) fanned out across the state to begin a month-long door-to-door verification drive, with Chief Electoral Officer V Anbu Kumar launching the exercise by filling out his own Enumeration Form in Bengaluru and urging all eligible voters to participate.
Karnataka is among 16 states and three union Territories where the ECI is conducting the Special Intensive Revision, with Oc...