Officers told to ensure error-free electoral roll - The HinduPublished - September 22, 2026 07:03 pm IST - ShivamoggaK.B. Sivakumar, KSRTC MD and observer of SIR, holding a meeting with officers of Shivamogga district administration in Shivamogga on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTK.B. Sivakumar, Managing Director of KSRTC and observer for Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, has instructed officials of the Shivamogga district administration to ensure an error-free electoral roll by following due procedure.Mr. Shivakumar held a review meeting with officers in Shivamogga on Tuesday, during which he discussed the measures needed to ensure an error-free roll. Following the draft roll, the administration found discrepancies involving 48,666 voters, including 15,164 names that could not be mapped to the old voters’ list.Officers should collect the necessary documents from the voters concerned to address these discrepancies. Booth-level officers must carefully verify the names of deceased, permanently shifted, and fake entries, and delete such names by following due procedure. Officers must maintain records and files for each procedure they handle, he said.Mr. Shivakumar also asked officers to conduct awareness campaigns to enrol fresh voters above 18 years of age, stressing that no eligible voter should be left out of the voters’ list.Deputy Commissioner Prabhulinga Kavalikatti, Assistant Commissioner H.P.S. Mythri, tahsildars, and other officers were present at the meeting.Published - September 22, 2026 07:03 pm ISTSign in to unlock member-only benefits!Access 10 free stories every monthSave stories to read laterAccess to comment on every storySign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single clickGet notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products${ ind + 1 } ${ device }Last active - ${ la }