Nearly 30% of Voters Excluded in Maharashtra Muslim-Populated Assembly Seats Draft Rolls
An analysis of Maharashtra's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls shows nearly 30% of voters in 38 Assembly constituencies with over 20% Muslim population were excluded from draft lists. These 'uncollectable' voters include those marked as shifted, deceased, absent, duplicates, or non-respondents. Deletion rates were higher in densely populated areas like Bhiwandi East (49.1%) and Mumbai's Chandivali (41.4%). Constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes and Tribes had lower deletion rates than the state average of 21.1%. The data does not specify if Muslim voters were disproportionately affected.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (48–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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indianexpress broke this story on 9 Sept, 01:48 am. Other outlets followed.