With 7.5 lakh voters enrolled themselves in the list, in December-January alone, there is steady progress. However the buggy process has not changed much.
As the issue of bloated voter rolls looms at large in Bengaluru, Citizen Matters finds that in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, an annual door-to-door survey has helped clean up the rolls and in turn increase voter turnout.
With the BBMP elections round the corner, Citizen Matters spoke to the state’s CEO on ways to mitigate the crisis arising out of error-ridden voter lists.
It’s a giant leap for Koramangala, as residents come together to form a citizens council just before BBMP elections. Alongside, citizen initiative Smart Vote kicks off its campaign in the area.
