Karnataka Publishes Final Electoral Roll for 2026
The revised roll lists 4.55 crore electors across 224 Assembly constituencies, including 6.83 lakh new voters aged 18–19.
- Karnataka publishes its Final Electoral Roll 2026 after SIR.
- The final list includes 4,55,00,011 electors across 224 constituencies.
- A total of 1.07 crore names were excluded from the draft roll.
- The final roll includes 6.83 lakh young voters and 5.65 lakh voters with disabilities.
GG News Bureau
Bengaluru, 28th Oct: The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, has published the Final Electoral Roll 2026 following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across all 224 Assembly constituencies in the state.
The final roll includes 4,55,00,011 electors, comprising approximately 2.29 crore women and 2.25 crore men. The revision involved door-to-door verification to update voter records and identify entries requiring removal from the draft electoral roll.
Over 1 Crore Names Excluded from Draft Roll
According to the figures provided, 1.07 crore names were excluded from the draft roll following verification. These included 65.4 lakh shifted voters, 19 lakh voters marked absent, 16.3 lakh deceased voters and 7 lakh duplicate entries.
The exercise aimed to update electoral records by identifying voters who had shifted residence, were no longer living, could not be located or appeared more than once in the records.
New Voters and Persons with Disabilities Included
The final electoral roll includes 6.83 lakh new voters in the 18–19 age group, reflecting the inclusion of young electors. It also records 5.65 lakh voters with disabilities.
The publication of the final roll marks the completion of the revision exercise across Karnataka’s Assembly constituencies.
