{"id":213457,"date":"2026-04-03T11:21:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=213457"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:51:52","slug":"nawab-lineage-under-fire-150-descendants-of-mir-jafar-including-chhote-nawab-axed-from-voter-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/nawab-lineage-under-fire-150-descendants-of-mir-jafar-including-chhote-nawab-axed-from-voter-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Nawab Lineage Under Fire? 150 Descendants of Mir Jafar, Including &#8216;Chhote Nawab&#8217;, Axed from Voter List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a startling development from West Bengal\u2019s Murshidabad district, over 150 descendants of the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Jafar, have found their names missing from the Election Commission\u2019s revised voter list. 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