Karnataka has just completed the Social and Educational Survey of its population last week, a decade after the one conducted in 2015 whose report never saw the light of the day. The second survey came amid resistance from the dominant castes, backed by the Opposition BJP.

The exercise withstood attempts by its opponents to create controversy, including a legal challenge. It ended with about 90% of the State’s population covered in just over a month. About 6.13 crore out of the projected 6.85 crore population in the State were covered by October 31, 2025, when the door-to-door survey ended. The online window is open till November 10.

Many hurdles

Several challenges were raised, from questioning the competence of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes in holding the survey

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