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- Nearly one in four voters across 104 Telangana Assembly constituencies have been marked on the Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate list.
- Analysis by the SABAR Institute and Constitutional Guardians Forum indicates that Muslim-named voters are disproportionately represented on these lists.
- Women account for over half of the names marked for deletion.
- The study notes that religion was estimated through name analysis rather than official electoral records.
What to watch next
- Follow-up investigations into the methodology used for identifying voters marked as untraceable
- Official response from the Election Commission of India regarding the findings
- Verification of age and demographic data discrepancies in the electoral roll
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SABAR Institute and Constitutional Guardians Forum
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“6.76 lakh deleted names (12.5%) are Muslim names, while Muslims are 8.9% of voters in these seats: 1.18 times their share, about 1,01,240 extra names.”
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…8% as untraceable or absent and 66% as dead. While the share of deaths rose with age, as many as 1,39,543 people marked as dead were aged between 18 and 45, with 69% of them being men. The analysis stated, “ 6.76 lakh deleted names (12.5%) are Muslim names, while Muslims are 8.9% of voters in these seats: 1.18 times their share, about 1,01,240 extra names. 26.7% of Muslim voters are on the deletion list, against 18.5% of other voters. Muslim-named voters are 10% of those marked dead but 18% of those marked untraceable, the reason that depends most on a field officer’s…
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