Bengaluru House-to-House Voter Verification to Start June 30 as Mapping Reaches 72 Percent
The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) announced that house-to-house voter verification in Bengaluru will commence on June 30, 2026, as part of the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. GBA Chief Commissioner and District Election Officer Maheshwar Rao reported on June 4, 2026, that the pre-SIR mapping exercise in the city has reached 72 percent completion.
The mapping process, which links the 2025 electoral rolls with those of 2002, serves as a preparatory activity for the SIR, scheduled to begin across Karnataka on June 20, 2026. To facilitate the house-to-house verification, authorities will deploy booth-level officers (BLOs) across all 8,023 booths in Bengaluru, overseen by approximately 1,600 BLO supervisors. Most of these BLOs will be government school teachers.
During the physical verification phase, which runs from June 30 to July 27, 2026, BLOs will distribute enumeration forms that residents must fill out to ensure their names are retained in the upcoming draft electoral roll. If a resident is not home, the BLO will leave the form at the doorstep and make at least three attempts to collect it. The forms will include the BLO's name and contact details to help voters coordinate.
Following the verification, the draft electoral roll is scheduled for publication on August 5, 2026. Voters will have until September 4, 2026, to file claims and objections, with the final electoral roll set to be published on October 7, 2026.
Meanwhile, representatives of political parties have expressed concerns regarding the progress of the mapping. During a meeting with GBA officials, Arun Prasad A, state general secretary of the Bahujan Samaj Party, pointed out that while Karnataka's rural districts have achieved over 95 percent mapping, Bengaluru lags at around 70 to 72 percent. He noted that incomplete mapping might force voters to produce extra documents during verification visits.
Prabhu Bosco, general secretary of the National People's Party, suggested setting up dedicated help desks at corporation offices or BangaloreOne centres to assist citizens, warning that telephone helplines could become overwhelmed.
