With more than 1.10 crore voters — one-fifth of the State’s total electoral roll — marked under the Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead and Others (ASDDO) category as on August 3, Karnataka is likely to record one of the highest draft-stage electoral roll deletions in the country. The ASDDO category currently covers 19.95% of Karnataka’s voters.

Over 12% of voters in 16 backward Karnataka districts are classified under ASDDO due to migration and documentation gaps.

With more than 1.10 crore voters — one-fifth of the State’s total electoral roll — marked under the Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead and Others (ASDDO) category as on August 3,…

Karnataka's high ASDDO numbers stem from migration, low awareness of electoral processes, and weak political mobilization.

More than 84,000 voters in the district identified as absent, shifted, deceased, having duplicate registrations, or categorised under ‘Others’ due to insufficient information.

Voters can check and correct their status on the ASDDO list until August 8, ensuring accurate voter registration.

As many as 20.03% of electors marked under the absent, shifted, duplicate, dead and others (ASDDO) category will be removed from the draft electoral roll, Karnataka Chief…