Why are close to 1.08 crore voters staring at mass exclusion? | Decode Karnataka

Why are close to 1.08 crore voters staring at mass exclusion?

Key points

• 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 reservations remain voter exclusion, the accuracy and transparency of the ASDDO classification.

What happened

Why are close to 1.08 crore voters staring at mass exclusion? Decode Karnataka 1, 07, 96, 415 crore, that is the number of voters facing feasible exclusion from the Karnataka's electoral rolls.

After the conclusion of enumeration phase on August 17, 1, 07, 96, 415 crore, that is the number of voters facing feasible exclusion from the Karnataka's electoral rolls after being categorised as Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others (ASDDO). At close to1.08 crore, that is close to one-fifth of the State's electorate.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around why are close to 1.08 crore voters staring at mass exclusion? Point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.