Enroll your names in voters list by Nov 20: CEO Sanjeev Kumar
2019 Lok Sabha election
Bengaluru, October 10: As those, who complete 18 years as on January 2019, were eligible for exercising their votes in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election, they should enroll themselves by November 20, said Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Kumar.
Speaking to reporters at his office here on Wednesday, Sanjeev Kumar said that except the constituencies where by-elections would be held, the Election Commission has announced the provisional list of voters in all 198 Assembly constituencies in the state which has 4,48,89,191 voters. Now the drafts of the voters lists were announced. Those who want to include their names in the voters lists, should file their applications at the offices of tahsildars in rural areas and revenue office and through online in urban areas, he said.
Final list on Jan 4
Verification would be conducted to certify the personal details and residential address of those who apply for the enrollment. Later, the final list would be announced on January 4, he said.
BBMP limits
The draft copy of the voters list of 28 Assembly constituencies in the BBMP limits has total 89,57,064 voters and the new voters could enroll their names by November 20, BBMP Commissioner Manjunath Prasad said appealing the eligible voters to enroll themselves without fail.
Each Assembly constituency should have average 66 to 68 per cent of voters. But the Yeshwanthpur has 73.99%, KR Puram-72.47%, RR Nagar-69.67% voters. Mahalakshmi Layout, Padmanabha Nagar, Rajajinagar, Jayanagar, Gandhinagar, BTM Layout have less voters. It would be verified and take a decision, he said.
“While enrolling in the voters list from October 10-20, the political parties should appoint their agents in each polling booth to avoid confusions. If it happens, there will be no issues after the announcement of the final voters list”.
- Sanjeev Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer
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Allahabad HC orders FIR against Rahul Gandhi in alleged dual citizenship case
Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the registration of an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with an alleged dual citizenship controversy.
The court also observed that after the registration of the FIR, the state government may seek the assistance of a central agency to investigate the matter.
The order was passed by a bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi on a petition filed by S Vignesh Shishir, who had challenged a January 28, 2026 order of a special MP/MLA court rejecting his plea for an FIR against Gandhi, who is also the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
The special court had earlier held that it was not competent to adjudicate on issues related to citizenship.
The petitioner, a BJP worker from Karnataka, had sought registration of an FIR and a detailed probe into the matter, levelling allegations against Gandhi under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Official Secrets Act, the Foreigners Act and the Passport Act.
The complaint was initially filed before the special MP/MLA court in Rae Bareli. However, on the petitioner's request, the high court transferred the case to Lucknow on December 17, 2025.
The MP/MLA court in Lucknow subsequently dismissed the plea on January 28, 2026, prompting the petitioner to approach the high court, which has now ordered registration of an FIR.
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