In a letter to the election commission, Shivakumar, who is also the Dy CM, sought restoration of all eligible voters who have been wrongly deleted, after due verification. Immediate corrective steps, he said, must be taken to ensure that members of the same household are not arbitrarily distributed across different polling booths.
The Dy CM urged the Commission to give an opportunity for political parties to review and verify the revised rolls before final publication.
“Given the urgency and seriousness of the matter, we request your immediate intervention and a time-bound response detailing the corrective measures undertaken,” he said in his letter, urging the Commission to uphold the sanctity of the democratic process and ensure that no eligible voter is deprived of their constitutional right.
He said he was writing the letter to formally lodge a serious complaint regarding the large-scale deletion of voters from the electoral rolls and “the arbitrary shifting of members of the same family to different polling booths across several constituencies in Greater Bangalore Area.”
“It has come to my notice through multiple representations from party workers, booth-level agents, and concerned citizens that a significant number of genuine voters have been removed from the rolls without due notice or verification. In many instances, members of the same family residing at a single address have been assigned to different polling stations or even different parts within the constituency, causing confusion, inconvenience and potential disenfranchisement,” Shivakumar said.
“Such irregularities raise grave concerns about the integrity, transparency and fairness of the electoral process. The right to vote is a fundamental democratic right, and any action that results in the exclusion of eligible voters undermines public confidence in the electoral machinery.”
