An Indian Express analysis of Maharashtra’s draft Special Intensive Revision data found that 29.77% of voters across 38 constituencies with a Muslim population above 20% were marked ‘uncollectable’, compared with 21.14% statewide. The report also noted large variation between constituencies.
The crucial context is that SIR data does not classify individual voters by religion, so constituency-level demographic patterns cannot by themselves establish religion-based exclusion. For UPSC, the story is useful for understanding electoral-roll revision, claims and objections, administrative data and the constitutional importance of accurate voter registration.