Home›Sources›Vokkaligas, Lingayats Threaten Agitation as 2015 Karnataka 'Caste Census' Dents Their Dominant Status (ThePrint)SourcesVokkaligas, Lingayats Threaten Agitation as 2015 Karnataka 'Caste Census' Dents Their Dominant Status (ThePrint)ThePrintCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Vokkaligas, Lingayats Threaten Agitation as 2015 Karnataka 'Caste Census' Dents Their Dominant Status (ThePrint)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/theprint-2015-karnataka-caste-census-lingayats.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Vokkaligas, Lingayats Threaten Agitation as 2015 Karnataka 'Caste Census' Dents Their Dominant Status (ThePrint). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/theprint-2015-karnataka-caste-census-lingayatsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-vokkaligas-lingayats-threaten-agitation, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Vokkaligas, Lingayats Threaten Agitation as 2015 Karnataka 'Caste Census' Dents Their Dominant Status (ThePrint)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/theprint-2015-karnataka-caste-census-lingayats}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXAn April 2025 ThePrint report on leaked findings from Karnataka's 2015 caste survey showing Vokkaligas at 61.6 lakh (10.3 percent) and Lingayats at 66.3 lakh (11 percent) of the state population, both far below earlier claimed shares of 14 and 17 percent respectively, prompting threats of statewide agitation from Vokkaliga and Lingayat leaders against the Siddaramaiah government.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedSharan PoovannaPublisherWell-attestedThePrintURLWell-attestedhttps://theprint.in/politics/vokkaligas-lingayats-threaten-agitation-as-2015-karnataka-caste-census-dents-their-dominant-status/2591401/Source TypeWell-attestedjournalismAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier 2: independent digital journalism from an established Indian news outlet, reporting on leaked government data with named sources and direct quotes; not itself a primary government document.SourcesVokkaligas, Lingayats Threaten Agitation as 2015 Karnataka 'Caste Census' Dents Their Dominant Status (ThePrint)tier 2Sharan Poovanna, ThePrintView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicDenominations, 6 claims: 5 scholarly debate, 1 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Well-attested6SourcesVokkaligas, Lingayats Threaten Agitation as 2015 Karnataka 'Caste Census' Dents Their Dominant Status (ThePrint)Scholarly debate5DenominationsLingayatismGeneral References1DenominationsLingayatismComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year