Bengaluru: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and family, along with Zerodha founders Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath, are among prominent names appearing in the notice list generated during the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Karnataka, official sources said.
Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s mother, Gowramma, has also been flagged for a “self-name mismatch” in the Kanakapura Assembly constituency, as per reports.
While Nilekani’s family, including his wife and children, has been flagged as “unmapped with last SIR (2002 rolls)”, Nithin Kamath, Nikhil Kamath, and their mother, Revathi Kamath, have been reportedly flagged for a “parents’ name mismatch” in the Bengaluru South Assembly constituency.
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, has generated roughly 43.81 lakh notices state-wide due to logical data errors or mapping issues. To prevent public inconvenience, the CEO’s office clarified that election officials will personally visit the residences of VIPs and senior citizens to handle their document verification rather than making them travel to hearing centers.
The IT veteran, his wife Rohini, and their two children were categorized as “Unmapped with last SIR” because their records could not be digitally linked to the 2002 electoral roll data.
The founders of Zerodha were flagged due to a parent-name mismatch in their records.
Flagged under “Unmapped” because his legal name (“Shivaraj Kumar MS”) and his late father’s real name (“Late Muthuraj”, known publicly as Dr. Rajkumar) created a mismatch during the automated database linkage. Officials have already visited his residence to verify the documents.
The mother of CM D.K. Shivakumar was also issued a notice over specific data discrepancies.
While the Bharat Ratna scientist was initially reported to be on the notice list due to a mismatch, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) clarified that no notice was issued to him. The Booth Level Officer (BLO) caught the data error early and directly recommended retaining his name.
