Bengaluru, Oct. 27 -- Karnataka's electorate has declined by 99.32 lakh following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with the final electoral roll published on Tuesday listing 4.55 crore electors, compared with 5.54 crore before the exercise began.

According to data from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, the final roll comprises 2.26 crore male electors, 2.29 crore female electors and 2,841 third-gender electors. It includes 6.83 lakh young electors in the 18-19 age group and 3.92 lakh electors aged 85 years and above.

The final count represents a decline of approximately 17.92 per cent from the initial electorate. The draft electoral roll, published on August 24, had recorded 4.46 crore general electors, ma...