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Karnataka SIR: final electoral roll published; electorate shrinks sharply
వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు?
Bengaluru lost 44 lakh voters in one revision: the SIR and RP Act 1950 basics Prelims tests
Karnataka's final roll after SIR shows a steep fall in voters.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 1995; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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The final electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision was published in Karnataka on 27 October, with about 4.54 crore voters and more than 99 lakh names struck off.
Bengaluru's electorate fell from 1.03 crore to 59 lakh and Mysuru district's from 27.99 lakh to 22.80 lakh.
The preparation of rolls is governed by the Representation of the People Act, 1950, under the Election Commission's Article 324 powers.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ముఖ్య వాస్తవాలు
Remember these
- Final electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was published in Karnataka on 27 October
- About 4.54 crore voters remain; more than 99 lakh names were struck off
- Bengaluru's electorate fell from 1.03 crore to 59 lakh; Mysuru district's from 27.99 lakh to 22.80 lakh
- Preparation of electoral rolls is governed by the Representation of the People Act, 1950
- The Election Commission derives its superintendence, direction and control over rolls from Article 324
ప్రిలిమ్స్ · మెయిన్స్
How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- The Representation of the People Act, 1950 deals with preparation of electoral rolls, allocation of seats and voter qualification, while the 1951 Act deals with the conduct of elections and disqualification.
- Article 324 vests the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections in the Election Commission of India.
- Article 326 provides for elections to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies on the basis of adult suffrage, with 18 years as the minimum voting age.
మెయిన్స్
GS2 (Polity): The SIR in Karnataka raises the issue of how far a sweeping roll revision can balance clean rolls against the risk of excluding genuine voters. The Election Commission acts under Article 324 and the RP Act, 1950, but a drop of nearly 44 lakh in Bengaluru alone puts the spotlight on urban migration, duplicate entries and documentation burdens. The way forward lies in transparent claims and objections, door-to-door verification, public display of deletions with reasons and easy re-enrolment.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
Consider the table given below providing some details of the results of the election to the Karnataka State Legislature Assembly held in December, 1994 : Political Party - Percentage of Popular Votes - Number of Seats obtained secured: Janta Dal - 36 - 116, Congress - 31 - 35, BJP - 20.4 -
- In terms of electoral analysis, the voter-seat distortion is to be explained as the result of the adoption of the:
- hare system
- cumulative vote system
- first-past-the post system
- plural vote system
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: C
Why this matters: today's issue is directly connected to a concept UPSC has already tested. Read the story with this question in mind.
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Answer before you reveal
The preparation and revision of electoral rolls in India is governed mainly by which law?
- Representation of the People Act, 1950
- Representation of the People Act, 1951
- Delimitation Act, 2002
- Anti-Defection law in the Tenth Schedule
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: A — The correct answer is Representation of the People Act, 1950. The 1950 Act deals with electoral rolls, delimitation of seats and voter qualification.
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