Udupi District Has 10,14,143 Voters After SIR: DC Swaroopa T.K.

Udupi District Has 10,14,143 Voters After SIR: DC Swaroopa T.K.

Udupi: Following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission of India in Karnataka, the final electoral roll published on Tuesday shows that Udupi district has 10,14,143 voters, Deputy Commissioner Swaroopa T.K. said.

Addressing a press conference at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Manipal, Swaroopa, who is also the District Election Officer, provided details of the revision process, which began on June 16. She said the district had recorded a net reduction of 49,733 voters.

Udupi district recorded the lowest percentage reduction in voters in Karnataka following the SIR, with 4.67% of its electorate removed from the rolls. Dakshina Kannada district ranked second, with a reduction of 6.95%, followed by Uttara Kannada at 7.35%.

Before the SIR began, Udupi district had 10,63,876 voters. The draft electoral roll published on August 24 contained 10,00,545 voters, while the final roll lists 10,14,143 voters.

During the enumeration stage, 63,331 names were removed from the electoral rolls. Following publication of the draft list, 17,334 voters were added and 3,736 names were deleted, resulting in a net increase of 13,598 voters, the Deputy Commissioner explained.

Assembly Constituency-wise Voter Figures

The constituency-wise figures before the SIR, in the draft electoral roll and in the final roll are as follows:

118. Byndoor: Before SIR – 2,41,863; draft roll – 2,27,583; final roll – 2,30,309; total names removed – 14,992; net reduction – 11,554.
119. Kundapur: Before SIR – 2,12,473; draft roll – 2,00,839; final roll – 2,03,103; total names removed – 12,244; net reduction – 9,370.
120. Udupi: Before SIR – 2,21,680; draft roll – 2,03,954; final roll – 2,07,598; total names removed – 18,651; net reduction – 14,082.
121. Kaup: Before SIR – 1,94,718; draft roll – 1,84,684; final roll – 1,87,952; total names removed – 10,850; net reduction – 6,766.
122. Karkala: Before SIR – 1,93,142; draft roll – 1,83,485; final roll – 1,85,181; total names removed – 10,330; net reduction – 7,961.
District total: Before SIR – 10,63,876; draft roll – 10,00,545; final roll – 10,14,143; total names removed – 67,067; net reduction – 49,733.

Reasons for Removing 63,331 Names During Enumeration

The 63,331 names removed during the enumeration stage included 4,145 voters who were unavailable at their registered addresses, 29,361 who had shifted residence, 21,262 who had died, 8,374 entries identified as fake or duplicate, and 189 removed for other reasons.

The constituency-wise distribution of these deletions was as follows:

• Byndoor – 14,280
• Kundapur – 11,634
• Udupi – 17,726
• Kaup – 10,034
• Karkala – 9,657

Reasons for Removing 3,736 Names After Publication of the Draft Roll

Following publication of the draft electoral roll, 3,736 names were deleted. These included 35 cases of death, 2,620 cases of migration, four fake or duplicate entries, and 1,077 cases classified under other reasons.

The constituency-wise distribution of these deletions was:

• Byndoor – 712
• Kundapura – 610
• Udupi – 925
• Kaup – 816
• Karkala – 673

Young Voters

During the SIR process, 5,914 young voters were included in the draft electoral roll, while another 5,347 were newly registered during the revision. The final electoral roll contains a total of 11,261 young voters.

DC Urges Voters to Verify Their Details

Deputy Commissioner Swaroopa T.K. urged the public to verify their names, addresses, and other particulars in the final electoral roll.

She said eligible citizens who had not registered by October 1, 2026, and those seeking corrections to their details could submit the appropriate applications in accordance with the Election Commission’s guidelines.

She also said that people dissatisfied with decisions concerning entries in the final electoral roll could appeal through the prescribed procedures. Appeals against decisions of the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) may be submitted to the District Election Officer in accordance with the applicable rules.

21 People Refused to Participate in the SIR Process

A total of 21 people in the district reportedly refused to participate in the SIR process, declining to accept or submit enumeration forms or provide or receive documents. Of them, nine were from Udupi and 12 from Kaup taluk, Swaroopa said.

Among the 1,077 cases classified under other reasons for deletion after publication of the draft roll, 97 people were reportedly unavailable, 213 had died, 286 entries were identified as fake or duplicate, 390 people had shifted residence, and 23 had not submitted any documents, she explained.

47 Non-Indian Citizens Identified in Udupi District

During the SIR process, 47 people identified as non-Indian citizens were found in Udupi district, the Deputy Commissioner said. They included 37 Nepalese nationals, three British citizens, four American citizens, and one citizen each of Canada, France, and Australia.

The taluk-wise details were as follows:

• Brahmavar: Two Nepalese nationals.
• Udupi: 26 people, including 18 Nepalese nationals, three British citizens, three American citizens, one Canadian citizen and one French citizen.
• Kaup: 17 Nepalese nationals.
• Karkala: One American citizen and one Australian citizen.

The Deputy Commissioner said that, apart from the Nepalese nationals, most of the others were local residents who had acquired citizenship of the respective countries.

Applications Received After Publication of the Draft Electoral Roll

The Deputy Commissioner provided the following details of applications received after the draft electoral roll was published on August 24:

Form 6 (addition of names): 14,712 applications received; 361 rejected and 14,351 accepted.
Form 6A (Non-Resident Indian voters): 349 applications received; 84 rejected and 265 accepted.
Form 7 (deletion of names): 5,043 applications received; 1,307 rejected and 3,736 accepted.
Form 8 (transfers and corrections): 38,976 applications received; 1,441 rejected and 37,535 accepted.

A total of 59,080 applications were received across the district. Of these, 3,193 were rejected, and 55,887 were accepted, she said.
17,334 Voters Added After Publication of Draft Roll

Following publication of the draft electoral roll, 14,351 applications under Form 6, 265 under Form 6A and 2,718 under Form 8 resulted in additions to the electoral roll, taking the total number of additions to 17,334.

These additions comprised 8,540 male voters and 8,794 female voters, the Deputy Commissioner said.

Final Electoral Roll of Udupi District

The constituency-wise gender distribution in the final electoral roll is as follows: