Harekala Hajabba, honored with the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contributions to education, has been served a notice by the Election Commission during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Karnataka's electoral rolls. The notice stems from a mismatch in his name. Reports indicate that while he was listed simply as 'Hajabba' in the 2002 voter list, his name appears as 'Harekala Hajabba' in later official documentation.