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Elections 2026Bengaluru / The Times of India
The special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Karnataka resulted in a reduction of 99.76 lakh electors. The final electoral rolls revealed a total of 4.55 crore eligible voters by October 27. Women made up a majority of the electorate, surpassing men by 3.7 lakh. Many electors were marked absent, shifted permanently, or marked as dead and duplicates. The Election Commission processed a net addition of 8.
Karnataka has witnessed a noteworthy change following the Special Intensive Revision, with the voter count receding by approximately 99.76 lakh from a starting figure of 5.5 crore. Among these, 86.56 lakh voters fall within the 20-29 age demographic, complemented by 6.83 lakh fresh registrations. The majority of the removed voters, totaling 65.45 lakh, were identified as permanently shifted. The process concluded with 43.