Maharashtra's Special Intensive Revision Excludes Over 2 Crore Voters Amid Verification Concerns
Maharashtra's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 excluded about 2.07 crore voters, or 21.15% of the electorate, from the draft electoral roll after house-to-house verification. In Pune and Nagpur districts, significant numbers of voters were marked 'uncollectable' due to challenges like unreachable phone contacts and verification issues. Authorities uploaded provisional exclusion lists for political review, while concerns were raised about the verification methods, including reliance on phone calls instead of in-person visits.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 15%, Centre 85%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (43/100). Lens Score 65/100.
Outlets measured: ndtv, freepressjournal, hindustantimes, hindustantimes, wion, thehitavadacom, freepressjournal, thehindu, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 7 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 ranged widely across outlets — from 32/100 to 70/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
economictimes broke this story on 17 Aug, 11:04 am. Other outlets followed.