State Election Commission faces Opposition fire over 90 lakh voter card print job after poll revision announcement

Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok has accused the State Election Commission of violating norms to facilitate irregularities in the proposed GBA polls by printing 90 lakh voters’ identity cards in Bengaluru at a cost of ₹20 crore after the announcement of Special Intensive Revision by the Election Commission of India

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The Hindu — National →

Quick Revision

Prelims-testable facts

01The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is a house-to-house revision of voter rolls initiated by the Election Commission to update voter lists.
02The SIR exercise was launched in the eastern state of Bihar in June 2025.
03Over 91 lakh voters were deleted in West Bengal and 47 lakh in Bihar under SIR, as upheld by the Supreme Court in May 2026.
04The Election Commission of India announced a Special Intensive Revision to update voter lists.
05Leader of Opposition R. Ashok accused the State Election Commission of printing 90 lakh voter cards after the announcement of SIR at a cost of ₹20 crore.
06The State Election Commission denied the charge of printing voter cards after the announcement of SIR.

Trap alerts

Most people think the SIR exercise is a one-time event, but actually it is a periodic process to update voter lists.
Most people think the deletion of voters under SIR is a new development, but actually it was upheld by the Supreme Court in May 2026.

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The Supreme Court upheld the deletion of over 91 lakh voters in West Bengal and 47 lakh in Bihar under SIR in May 2026.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Single facteasy

How many lakh voter cards were printed by the State Election Commission of Karnataka?

A.30 lakh
B.90 lakh
C.50 lakh
D.20 lakh

The State Election Commission of Karnataka printed 90 lakh voter cards in Bengaluru.

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding Voter Card Printing in Karnataka: 1. The State Election Commission of Karnataka printed 90 lakh voter cards in Bengaluru. 2. The cost of printing 90 lakh voter cards was ₹50 crore. 3. R. Ashok is the Chief Minister of Karnataka. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

Statement 1 is correct because the fact list states that the State Election Commission of Karnataka printed 90 lakh voter cards in Bengaluru. Statement 2 is false because the fact list states that the cost of printing 90 lakh voter cards was ₹20 crore, not ₹50 crore. Statement 3 is false because the fact list states that R. Ashok is the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly of Karnataka, not the Chief Minister.

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