Tumakuru draft electoral roll out: 2.37 lakh ASDDO cases, claims & objections open till Sept 23

The draft electoral roll for Tumakuru district under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 was published on 24 August.

Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer Shubha Kalyan said the draft list contains 20,61,786 electors — 10,22,023 men, 10,39,709 women and 54 others.

Booth Level Officers conducted house-to-house visits at least three times and reached approximately 22,98,871 voters. A total of 2,37,093 cases have been marked under the ASDDO category (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate, Others). Break-up: Absent 33,021; permanently shifted 1,34,264; dead 49,084; duplicate 18,829; others 1,895.

All recognised political parties were taken into confidence and have appointed booth-level agents. Soft copies (CDs) of the draft rolls for the district’s 11 Assembly constituencies were distributed to party representatives.

The claims and objections phase is now open. Voters listed under ASDDO can apply for inclusion through Form 6. Objections to inclusion can be filed using Form 7, while shifting or corrections can be sought through Form 8. The window is from 24 August to 23 September.

Youth who will turn 18 by 1 October 2026 are eligible to register. The final electoral roll will be published on 27 October 2026.

The draft roll is available at the DC office, sub-divisional and taluk offices, gram panchayat offices, polling stations and on the official website. The DC has appealed to all voters in the district to check the draft and take necessary action.

Key points

• Draft roll: 20,61,786 electors
• ASDDO cases: 2,37,093
• Claims & objections: 24 Aug – 23 Sept
• Final roll: 27 October 2026
• Forms: 6 (inclusion), 7 (objection), 8 (correction/shifting)

Background

House-to-house enumeration under SIR was carried out from 30 June to 17 August as directed by the Election Commission. Statewide, over 1.07 crore electors were marked ASDDO; Tumakuru accounts for 2.37 lakh of these cases.

What happens next

Claims and objections close on 23 September. Notice and disposal phase runs till 22 October. Final roll will be published on 27 October.