Allegations of school students being used for SIR voter verification in Karnataka

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) fix a sticker on each home after handing over enumeration forms to residents during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 of electoral rolls.

| Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J

Authorities have issued a show cause notice to a tahsildar in Belagavi district following reports that booth level officers (BLOs) had used school children for paperwork related to voter verification as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka.

Students in SIR Gokak Belagavi

Authorities issued a show cause notice to a tehsildar in Belagavi district, in Karnataka, following reports that booth level officers had used school children for paperwork related to Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.