Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and his family, along with Zerodha founders Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath, are among the prominent individuals whose names have appeared on the notice list prepared during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka, official sources said.
Nilekani’s wife and children have reportedly been marked as “unmapped with the last SIR (2002 rolls)”. Meanwhile, Nithin Kamath, Nikhil Kamath and their mother Revathi Kamath have been flagged over a “parents’ name mismatch” in the Bengaluru South Assembly constituency.
Sources said similar notices have been generated in several cases. However, prominent individuals and VIPs are not being asked to go through the verification process themselves. Wherever necessary, officials are expected to visit them and complete the required formalities. Sources also said that the notices generated for these individuals had not been served to them.
NOTICES GENERATED FOR PROMINENT NAMES
A notice was reportedly generated for Bharat Ratna recipient Professor CNR Rao over a mismatch involving his name. Actor Shivarajkumar was also flagged because his details could not be mapped to the 2002 electoral rolls. In both cases, however, the notices were not served, as officials addressed the discrepancies at their own level.
The ongoing SIR has identified voters for various discrepancies, including differences in names or parents’ names and the absence of matching details in the 2002 electoral rolls.
CLARIFICATION ON SHIVAKUMAR’S MOTHER
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s mother, Gowramma, was also reported to have been flagged for a “self-name mismatch” in the Kanakapura Assembly constituency.
The Bengaluru South District Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer, however, clarified that no notice had been issued to her.
According to the official, two other voters sharing the same name within the jurisdiction of her polling station had received notices.
“Therefore, it is clarified that the confusion arose from the similarity of names, and the news circulated in the visual media stating that a notice was issued to the CM’s mother during the SIR process is not factually correct,” the DC said in a statement.
OFFICIALS TO HANDLE VERIFICATION
Officials clarified that the appearance of a prominent person’s name on the notice list does not necessarily mean that the notice has actually been served on them.
In such instances, authorities are conducting the verification process themselves, with officials likely to visit the concerned voters wherever necessary to complete the required formalities, sources said.
