{
  "id": 18049788,
  "title": "In Karnataka seat where ‘vote chori’ claims first surfaced, over 800 voter IDs linked to 397 names after SIR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/in-karnataka-seat-where-vote-chori-claims-first-surfaced-over-800",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T01:23:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/in-karnataka-seat-where-vote-chori-claims-first-surfaced-over-800-voter-ids-linked-to-397-names-after-sir/article71661304.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bengaluru: Despite the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) aimed at eliminating duplicate voter IDs, The Hindu uncovered that Mahadevapura Assembly constituency had 803 IDs linked to just 397 individuals. In some instances, more than three IDs were issued under one person's name. This constituency witnessed the initial 'vote chori' (vote theft) allegations, with opposition leader Rahul Gandhi alleging systematic manipulation of 2024 Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha election results with fake or stolen votes. The seat is currently represented by the BJP. After SIR, Bengaluru's electoral rolls were found riddled with errors, featuring entries replaced by jumbled letters and symbols, making several entries unrecognizable. In some polling stations, consecutive entries featured names and relatives' details scrambled in jumbled letters and symbols, leaving several entries unrecognizable.",
  "summary": "In the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency, some voters were found listed in the final rolls with the same EPIC number in two different constituencies; in some other cases, voters were issued multiple EPIC IDs",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "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."
}