SIR in Manipur: Data shows disproportionately high deletions in tribal constituencies
Data from Manipur's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls reveals that tribal constituencies experienced significantly higher rates of voter deletions compared to non-tribal areas. This trend has sparked concerns regarding political representation in a region already fractured by ethnic conflict.
An analysis of constituency-wise deletions during the enumeration phase of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in conflict-hit Manipur showed that the 19 Scheduled Tribe (ST) constituencies witnessed disproportionately high deletions when compared with the remaining 41 Assembly constituencies (ACs).
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