How did 37 people declare themselves dead in Karnataka’s voter rolls?

At least 37 people have reportedly filed forms seeking the deletion of their own names from Karnataka’s electoral rolls on the ground that they were “dead”.

Updated - October 23, 2026 10:11 am IST

At least 37 people have reportedly filed forms seeking the deletion of their own names from Karnataka’s electoral rolls on the ground that they were “dead”. The name of the person filing the objection and the name to be deleted were the same, even including their initials, according to an analysis by The Hindu.

Reporting: Rishita Khanna

Video & Editing: Ravichandran N

Published - October 22, 2026 07:51 pm IST

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