Special Intensive Revision Reduces Voter Rolls in Karnataka and Meghalaya
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka and Meghalaya led to significant reductions in registered voters. Karnataka's electorate shrank by nearly 1.07 crore names, leaving 4.55 crore voters, with more women than men registered. Meghalaya's voter list declined by 7.05%, removing over 1.65 lakh names, resulting in 21.83 lakh voters. Both states received thousands of applications for inclusion, deletion, and corrections. Election officials emphasized the exercise aimed to ensure accurate rolls by removing ineligible entries and urged voters to verify their registration status.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 93%, Right 7%). Overall sentiment is neutral (51/100). Lens Score 44/100.
Outlets measured: northeastnow, thehindu, theassamtribune, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 0 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 (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 26 Oct, 12:02 pm. Other outlets followed.