Karnataka's final electoral roll for 2026 will be published on October 27, as scheduled by the Election Commission of India, the state Chief Electoral Officer's office announced on Friday, October 23, after hearings on notices issued during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were completed, IANS reported.

Source: IANS

According to the CEO office's press note, a total of 43,82,824 notices were generated and delivered across Karnataka during the SIR exercise, and hearings on all of them have since been completed, clearing the way for the roll's finalisation, NationPress reported.

Source: NationPress

43,82,824SIR notices issued in Karnataka
25,87,461applications received, June 16–October 22
10,42,863Form 6 inclusion applications
2,28,917Form 7 objection applications

Between June 16 and October 22, the state received 25,87,461 applications in all: 10,42,863 Form 6 applications for inclusion of names, 4,840 Form 6A applications for overseas electors, 2,28,917 Form 7 applications objecting to inclusion or deletion of names, and 13,10,841 Form 8 applications for corrections, the CEO office said. All Form 7 applications received up to September 23 — the last date for claims and objections — were cleared on a priority basis.

The CEO office clarified that the Form 7 figure is a count of applications received, including automatically generated forms linked to residence-shifting requests, and does not by itself mean an equal number of voters were deleted, The Bengaluru Live reported. It added that enrolment and corrections remain open continuously: eligible voters can apply through the ECINET app or at Booth Level Officer and Electoral Registration Officer offices even after the final roll is published.