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Left Owned by Maktoob MediaMaharashtra SIR: Shaikh tops surname list among deleted voters; report finds Muslims disproportionately affected
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Election authorities reported 12.54 lakh notices generated during SIR 2026, with the final electoral rolls scheduled for November 11. In Andhra Pradesh, NDA candidates were said to have continued a winning streak in MPTC and ZPTC elections, while the TDP was reported to lead in those contests. Former Minister RK Roja objected to the Illatturu MPTC result in Vijayapuram mandal, alleging the TDP candidate was declared winner despite a YSRCP candidate winning, and she staged a protest outside Nagari Degree College.
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More than 7.5 lakh voters with the surname Shaikh were deleted from Maharashtra’s electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision. Sabar Institute finds that Muslim-named voters accounted for 14.6% of all deletions, against an estimated 12.1% of the state’s population.
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Election authorities report 12.54 lakh notices generated during SIR 2026, with the final electoral rolls scheduled for November 11.
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More than 7.5 lakh voters with the surname Shaikh were deleted from Maharashtra’s electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision. Sabar Institute finds that Muslim-named voters accounted for 14.6% of all deletions, against an estimated 12.1% of the state’s population.
