Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai has instructed officials to halt the mapping of electors for electoral roll preparation, citing a lack of formal orders for a special intensive revision (SIR) in Karnataka. He raised concerns about the process, including complaints of booth-level officials not providing adequate information and allegedly taking signatures on blank papers. Rai also expressed public apprehension regarding the potential deletion of electors residing abroad or outside the constituency, urging booth-level agents to help electors verify their inclusion in the rolls.