Shaikh leads deleted voter surnames; report highlights Muslim overrepresentation in Maharashtra SIR

Nov 07, 2026

Maharashtra removed 20,688,421 voters in an intensive revision exercise. That was 21.1% of the pre revision voter roll. An analysis found Muslim names made 14.6% of all removals. This was above their share in the state population. Mumbai recorded a higher share at 21.3%. Shaikh was the top surname with 753,978 removals. Researchers advised surname rank alone cannot prove bias.

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