Revised draft list for GBA elections has 89K voters

The revised draft voters list will be publicised in every municipality through loudspeakers in autos that collect garbage.
From right: Special Commissioner (Election), GBA, R Ramachandran, State Election Commissioner GS Sangreshi and Central Corporation Commissioner Rajendra Cholan announce the draft voters’ list on January 19, 2026.
From right: Special Commissioner (Election), GBA, R Ramachandran, State Election Commissioner GS Sangreshi and Central Corporation Commissioner Rajendra Cholan announce the draft voters’ list on January 19, 2026.(File Photo | Shashidhar Byrappa)
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BENGALURU: There are a total of 88,92,528 voters in the ward-wise, revised draft voters list of the five urban corporations under the Greater Bangalore Authority (GBA), said District Election Officer and GBA Chief Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao.

Speaking to reporters on Monday after releasing the revised draft voters list for the elections in GBA, he said that the draft voters list was released on January 19. He said that the revised voter list is released after correcting the errors and making the necessary changes. “A total of five city corporations, including Bengaluru Central, Bangalore North, Bengaluru South, Bengaluru East and Bengaluru West city corporations, have been formed in the GBA area.

The revised draft voter list for the GBA city corporation elections has a total of 88,92,528 voters, including 45,69,752 males, 43,21,143 females and 1,635 other voters, and 8,024 polling stations will be provided,” he said.

Rao added that, out of the 369 wards in the GBA area, Ward Number 51-Subramanyapura of Bangalore South City Corporation will have the highest number of 54,026 voters. Ward No. 16-Kothnur of Bengaluru East Municipal Corporation will have the lowest number of 10,940 voters.

GBA to publish final voters’ list on April 6

As per the schedule of the electoral roll preparation program, the period for filing claims and objections has been extended from 10-03-2026 to 16-03-2026. If the name is not in the revised draft electoral roll or if the name is published in another ward, claims and objections can be filed. The final voters’ list will be published on April 6, 2026.

The official also stated that, to enable voters to search their names in the ward-wise voters list online through EPIC number or their name, the ward-wise revised draft voters list will be uploaded in PDF version on the GBA official website https://gba.karnataka.gov.in/home. The public can check and confirm whether their names have been included in the voters’ list.

The GBA appealed to registered and recognized political parties to appoint one Booth Level Agent (BLA) for each polling booth in each ward and cooperate with the polling booth officials in the registration of all eligible voters.

The revised draft voters list will be publicised in every municipality through loudspeakers in autos that collect garbage.

Voters’ Helplines – Bengaluru Central: 080-22975803; Bengaluru North: 080-22975936; Bengaluru South: 9480685704; Bengaluru East: 9480685706; Bengaluru West: 9480685703.

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