Why are close to 1.08 crore voters staring at mass exclusion? | Decode Karnataka
Nearly 10.8 million voters in Karnataka are at risk of being excluded from the electoral rolls due to being categorized as absent, shifted, dead, or duplicate. The upcoming publication of the draft electoral roll has raised concerns regarding transparency and potential disenfranchisement.
Why it matters
Mass exclusion from electoral rolls threatens the democratic process and raises questions about the accuracy of administrative data management.
1,07,96,415 crore, that is the number of voters facing possible exclusion from the Karnataka’s electoral rolls after being categorised as Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others (ASDDO), following the conclusion of enumeration phase on August 17. At close to1.08 crore, that is close to one-fifth of the State’s electorate.
With the draft electoral roll scheduled to be published on August 24, the main concerns remain voter exclusion, the accuracy and transparency of the ASDDO classification.
Reporting: Nalme Nachiyar, Rishita Khanna
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