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.
Why it matters
Maintaining accurate electoral rolls is fundamental to democratic integrity, and this data provides insight into population mobility and demographic shifts.
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.
Data released by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Tuesday showed that as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 1,72,17,945 electors, or 31.06% of the State’s current electorate of 5.54 crore, had been self-mapped to their own records in the 2002 electoral rolls.
Another 2,21,63,686 electors (39.98%) were mapped as progeny, meaning their enumeration forms were linked to a parent or family member whose name appeared in the 2002 rolls.
Together, self-mapping and progeny mapping account for nearly 3.94 crore electors, or about 71% of the State’s electorate.
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