The Times of India. Karnataka has identified issues with duplicate voter IDs affecting electors across different assembly constituencies. Procedures allowed applicants to submit multiple Form 6 applications, resulting. Karnataka CEO admits procedural flaws during SIR caused duplicate EPICs and cross-constituency EPIC number reuse. Karnataka's Chief Electoral Officer says a report of 803 voter IDs linked to 397 names after SIR reflects processing issues; cases referred to election officers.