{
  "id": 16832224,
  "title": "Karnataka voter roll drops by nearly 1 crore, Gen Z makes up 20% of electorate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/karnataka-voter-roll-drops-by-nearly-1-crore-gen-z-makes-up-20-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T01:50:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-roll-shrinks-by-nearly-1-crore-gen-z-makes-up-to-20-of-revised-electorate/articleshow/135249103.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The final electoral rolls in Karnataka have shown a significant reduction of nearly 1 crore electors from the pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) rolls, with the electorate shrinking from 5.54 crore on June 16 to 4.55 crore on October 27. The gender ratio is now 1,017 women per 1,000 men, with women outnumbering men by 3.7 lakh. The reduction is primarily due to deletions of 73 lakh electors, including 65.45 lakh who had permanently shifted residence, 19 lakh who were absent, 16.39 lakh who were deemed dead, and 7.09 lakh who were duplicates or already enrolled.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}