FIR alleges manipulation of voter records in Bengaluru’s Malleswaram constituency

The complaint specifically refers to 778 voter entries across several polling parts. | Photo Credit: File photo

The Vyalikaval police have registered a case following a complaint by Congress leader Anoop Iyengar, alleging irregularities in voter records in Malleswaram constituency.

The FIR was registered on October 2, 2026, under Sections 319(2), 336(2), 340(2), 61(2)(b) and 217(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

According to the FIR, the complaint concerns Polling Station No. 157 in Malleswaram. Mr. Iyengar alleged that records relating to voters were manipulated through Form-7 applicationsm resulting in eligible voters being shown as having been removed or otherwise affected in the electoral records.