Bengaluru, Oct. 27 -- Karnataka's final electoral roll, released on Tuesday, October 27, after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), has recorded a steep decline in the number of registered voters, with 99.32 lakh names excluded from the list.

The state's electorate has dropped from 5.54 crore before the revision to 4.55 crore in the final list. The scale of the reduction is expected to intensify discussion about the verification process and its impact on eligible voters.

The SIR exercise began on June 30. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) carried out door-to-door verification to check voter details and identify entries requiring correction or removal.

The revised roll contains approximately 2.29 crore women voters, compared with 2.25 crore ...