Special Commissioner Shilpa Nag of the Greater Bengaluru City Election Department announced the final list for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of 2026 in Bengaluru city district on Tuesday. She revealed that female voters constitute the majority in all assembly constituencies except Mahadevapura. Compared to the 2025 special revised voter list, 43.54 lakh voters were removed, while the number of deletions stands at 46.88 lakh according to the Assistant Electoral Roll Revising Officer (AERRO) data.
Following the preparation of the draft voter list, a total of 2,74,372 new voters were added to the rolls. During this process, details for 1,81,053 voters were modified, and the names of 65,881 voters were deleted. As a result, the final voter list includes an additional 2,08,491 voters. Shilpa Nag stated that, as per the directions of the Election Commission of India, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will be instructed to verify the previous voter list against the newly published final list. A special campaign will be launched to identify eligible voters whose names are missing from the final list and to include them in the rolls.
The process of adding names to the voter list will continue on an ongoing basis. Shilpa Nag informed that eligible voters whose names are not included in the final list can apply by filling out Form-6 with the necessary documents.
