The Election Commission announced a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Mizoram, Odisha and Sikkim. Draft rolls will be published on November 30 and final rolls on January 21, 2027.
Why it matters: The revision decides who gets onto voter lists in these states and UTs, and it lets young and first-time voters apply early.
Why it matters: How India's voter rolls are revised decides who can vote in 2027; the dispute has moved from the Election Commission to the courts, the streets and diplomacy.
Based on 12 articles read in full. Scores describe each article's framing, not the outlet and not whether it is accurate.
Large outlets read: 6 of 15 (Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, India Today, Times Now, Jagran).
Outlets agree on the schedule and aims. They differ on whether the count is six or seven, because Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are counted as one UT or two, and on how much extra context they add.
No real disagreement between sides in this coverage.
Why: Plain report of an Election Commission announcement. It stresses enrolling eligible and first-time voters, with no framing on access versus integrity, so it stays centrist and neutral.
Why: Plain report of an Election Commission schedule. Mentions enrolling eligible and young voters, with no loaded language, critics or contested framing, so it sits at the centre.
Why: Plain report of an Election Commission announcement. Mentions both enrolment and deletion safeguards, with no loaded language or advocacy. Touches access and integrity evenly, so it stays centred.
Why: Routine report of an EC electoral roll revision schedule; stresses inclusion of eligible, disabled and young voters but with no loaded framing or contested claims, so it sits at centre.
Why: Plain report of an Election Commission schedule. It stresses including eligible citizens and youth, with no loaded language, opposition voices or contested framing, so it sits at the centre.
Why: Plain report of an ECI schedule for routine roll revision; focus on enrolling young and first-time voters, no contested framing or critics quoted. Touches electoral integrity only mildly.
Why: Plain report of an Election Commission schedule with no loaded language or contested framing; touches electoral roll integrity only procedurally, so it scores centre.
Why: Plain report of an Election Commission announcement on roll revision. It touches enrolment and deletion safeguards in balanced terms, with no loaded language or framing either way.
Why: Plain IANS relay of an ECI timetable for electoral roll revision. It touches enrolment of left-out voters but takes no side on access versus integrity, and no critics are quoted.
Why: Plain report of an Election Commission announcement. It notes both enrolment of eligible voters and deletion safeguards, with no loaded language or outside voices, so it sits at centre.
Why: Plain wire report of an Election Commission schedule announcement for roll revision; no contested framing, loaded language or ideological angle, so treated as non-ideological and neutral.
Why: Short plain report of an Election Commission announcement on roll revision timing, with no framing, loaded language or contested policy angle. Not ideological.
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This prototype is refreshed by hand (last on 17 Oct, 03:00 IST). At launch:
| Wires and the top 20 outlets | checked every 5 minutes |
| All other outlets | checked every 15 minutes |
| New story | goes up at 3 articles from 2 or more outlets, marked Limited coverage |
| Live stories | new articles added every 15 minutes; summary rewritten at most hourly |
| Home page order | every 15 minutes |
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NDTV, India Today, Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Indian Express, News18, ABP, Times Now and Mint block the reader used for this prototype, so their articles are missing. Each story shows how many of India’s 15 largest outlets we read. The launch pipeline will read outlets’ public feeds, TV transcripts and Hindi articles.
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