Gadag district has 7.94 lakh voters after SIR

GADAG The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Gadag district has been completed with 7,94,567 voters on the final electoral roll. Chairing a meeting at the district administrative complex to announce the final roll and distribute copies to representatives of political parties in Gadag on Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner C.N. Sridhar said that the district had 9,02,947 registered voters before the revision.

The final roll comprises 3,98,385 men, 3,96,139 women and 43 voters from the third gender, he said. During the revision, officials identified 30,318 deceased voters, 71,280 voters who have permanently shifted residence and 13,537 voters registered in more than one place. Another 5,192 voters were found absent, while 388 names were removed for other reasons. A total of 1,20,715 entries were deleted from the electoral roll, he said.

Mr. Sridhar said that eligible voters can apply for inclusion of names, correction of names or other details and inclusion of names inadvertently omitted from the roll. Details of the final electoral roll are available on the Gadag district administration’s official website and the Election Commission of India’s website. He also distributed copies of the final roll to representatives of political parties.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Durgakesh K.R., Assistant Commissioner Gangappa M. and Deputy Director of Social Welfare Nanda Hanabaratti were among those present.