India, Nov. 1 -- Civil society groups allege irregularities in deletions, seek government intervention

In what could be described as one of the sharpest electoral crises in recent state history, Karnataka's final electoral roll has revealed an 18 per cent net reduction in voters, effectively removing nearly one crore citizens from the voting lists following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise that concluded in the last week of October.

Released on October 27, 2026, the massive reduction marks the second-highest decline in India's electoral history, according to civil society groups, which have now formed a forum and urged the government not to accept the final electoral roll. While the Election Commission has officially attrib...