New Delhi: Only 16.8% deletions in the draft rolls of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra have been attributed to deaths, a new report by Sabar Institute has found. Of the total 2,06,88,421 (over 2 crore) names struck off the SIR-2026 draft roll, 83% have been marked as permanently shifted, untraceable or absent, or already enrolled elsewhere.The report has also found that non-death deletions exceed the 2024 winning margin in 190 of 288 seats, while Muslim-named electors account for 14.6% of deletions.The study has found that of the total deletions, those marked untraceable or absent during the SIR account for 37.5%, those marked permanently shifted account for 37.1% and those already enrolled for 8.5% while deaths were 16.8% of the total deletions from the electoral roll.In terms of non-death deletions of names from the voter list, Thane topped with 35.4%, followed by Mumbai city with 31.6% and Mumbai suburban 29.7%.Further, non-death deletions exceed the 2024 winning margin in 190 of 288 seats. The “untraceable/absent” category of deletions alone exceeds the winning margin in 95 constituencies. In Colaba, the 1,19,606 names deleted exceed the total votes cast (1,18,499) in 2024.The report said that once Mumbai and urbanisation are accounted for, there was no sign that one alliance’s seats were singled out for deletion.The study found that constituencies won by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in 2024 lost 18.5% of its electors to non-death deletions, against 17.6% for the Mahayuti. That gap, the study says, comes from Mumbai, where the MVA won 14 of its 50 seats.Also read: Maharashtra: Over 97% Flagged Voters Complete SIR Verification as Deadline Extended to Nov 25Outside Mumbai, the order flips, with Mahayuti losing 16.5% of its electors and MVA 14.5%. This is because the Mahayuti holds the most sway in the Thane–Pune belt.After controlling for Mumbai, region, reservation, urbanisation and electorate size, MVA seats differ from Mahayuti seats by −0.27 points.The report also found that Mumbai’s 36 assembly constituencies accounted for 17% of Maharashtra’s total deletions despite having only 11% of the state’s electors. The deletions in Mumbai account for 34.7% of its electorate.Thane district has recorded 28.6 lakh deletions accounting for 35.4% of its pre-SIR electorate. This has been followed by Mumbai city, with 9.5 lakh deletions accounting for 37.2% of its electorate.Third-gender electors have been affected the most in the deletions in the draft rolls with 3,250 voters deleted, which accounts for 53.3% of the 6,101 electors on the 2024 roll.The report has also found that Muslim-named electors are 14.6% of deletions at 30,20,173 (over 30 lakh) of the total 17,668,248 (close to 1.8 crore) deletions. It found that in most districts the share of deletions sits a few points above the 2011 population share.Muslim-named voters are 21.3% of deletions in Mumbai and 13.2% elsewhere. The name Shaikh has accounted for most deletions with a total of 7,53,978 (around 7.54 lakh), accounting for 3.64% of all deletions and 88% of non-death deletions.For our full coverage on the SIR and the issues it has brought to citizens, click here.