Prakash Raj Claims Name Deleted From Bengaluru Voter List Amid Karnataka SIR Exercise
Actor Prakash Raj claimed his name was deleted from the Bengaluru electoral roll during Karnataka's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, affecting around 65 lakh voters. Raj, a former MP candidate from the constituency, questioned the deletion and the process to restore his voting rights. The Election Commission stated that affected voters remain subject to verification and have not been excluded from the rolls. Authorities have urged voters flagged during SIR to verify their details to ensure inclusion.
First-hand measurement across 13 sources
We measured how 13 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 32%, Centre 68%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (40/100). Lens Score 55/100.
Outlets measured: economictimes, businessstandard, news18, indianexpress, moneycontrol, ndtv, english, oneindia, and 5 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 4 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 (28–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatvnews broke this story on 11 Aug, 06:20 am. Other outlets followed.