Karnataka Publishes Final Electoral Roll After SIR, Voter Count Drops by Nearly One Crore
Karnataka's final electoral roll, published after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), lists 4.55 crore voters, down nearly one crore from the pre-revision count of 5.54 crore. The revision, involving house-to-house verification, removed names due to reasons like shifting residence, death, duplicates, and others. The final roll includes more women than men and over 6.8 lakh young voters. While the Election Commission denies bulk deletions without due process, opposition parties, including Congress, have raised concerns about potential exclusions and filed legal challenges. Voters missing from the list are urged to apply for inclusion through Form 6.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 10%, Centre 83%, Right 7%). Overall sentiment is neutral (49/100). Lens Score 44/100.
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AI Analysis
All 3 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
economictimes broke this story on 27 Oct, 09:37 am. Other outlets followed.