The Hindu·4 min read·medium
SIR in Karnataka: Voters above 85 years face double checks, say BLOs
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Rishita Khanna
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Booth Level Officers in Karnataka are reportedly flagging voters aged 85 and older for 'ASDD' verification, which subjects them to potential deletion from electoral rolls. While officials deny formal instructions, residents and workers claim this practice is being applied systematically to senior citizens.
With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) under way in Karnataka, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) say they have been instructed to “double verify” voters aged ‘85 years and above’ and place them under the “probable absent, shifted, dead/deleted or duplicate (ASDD)” category.
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