Overview
- Karnataka’s chief electoral officer said on July 8 that 80.85% of SIR enumeration forms had been distributed, with many rural districts nearly complete and urban pockets such as Bengaluru lagging behind.
- The ECI and state officials have opened inquiries and issued show‑cause notices after opposition parties submitted video and documentary complaints alleging group distribution, improper verification and the use of schoolchildren for paperwork.
- Field workers report practical obstacles slowing door‑to‑door work, including irregular house numbering, missing contact details, frequent migration and long BLO rosters that make locating voters time‑consuming.
- Administrations have taken measures to keep the exercise on schedule: Maharashtra ordered reduced teacher workloads and after‑hours BLO duties, Telangana told BLOs not to insist on physical copies from online filers, and districts set local helpdesks and interim submission dates.
- The drive’s heavy reliance on deputed staff such as teachers, ASHA and Anganwadi workers has raised payment and staffing tensions that could leave eligible voters uncounted if unresolved, while digitisation of returned forms continues in parallel.