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20 lakh names deleted after SIR Phase I in Odisha
20 lakh names were deleted from the electoral roll after SIR Phase I in Odisha, but the BJD challenges the draft report, stating 27 lakh voters were excluded instead. The discrepancy highlights a disagreement over the actual number of deletions.
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