Only 1.72 crore people from 2002 electoral rolls have been self-mapped in Karnataka SIR exercise

Data from Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision exercise shows that only 1.72 crore electors have self-mapped to 2002 records, highlighting significant changes in the electorate over two decades. Officials attribute the gap to deaths, migration, and other administrative factors.
Only 1.72 crore electors have been matched with their own entries in Karnataka’s 2002 electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). This indicates that a substantial proportion of the 3.5 crore electorate enrolled nearly 24 years ago are no longer on the rolls because of death, migration, multiple entries or other reasons.
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