{"id":103903,"date":"2024-04-21T16:40:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T13:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=103903"},"modified":"2024-04-21T16:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T13:40:27","slug":"muslims-the-largest-absentee-group-in-indian-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/103903-muslims-the-largest-absentee-group-in-indian-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslims: the Largest Absentee Group in Indian Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-080638.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103904\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-080638.jpg 651w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-080638-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As India begins its parliamentary elections, some international media outlets have noted that Muslims are the primary absentees from these elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al Jazeera reports that despite Muslims constituting approximately 15% of India&#8217;s billion-strong population, their demands, interests, and grievances are conspicuously absent from the election discourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian parliamentary elections, the world&#8217;s largest, began on Friday, 19th April, where millions of citizens will choose their government for the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported by The Associated Press, these elections will span six weeks, during which over 10% of the Earth&#8217;s population, totaling 970 million, will vote across 21 states in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, with a population exceeding 200 million, Muslims, who make up 15% of India&#8217;s population, are the largest absentee group in the current Indian elections, with no discussion of their demands, interests, or grievances being raised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As India begins its parliamentary elections, some international media outlets have noted that Muslims are the primary absentees from these elections. 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