(Bloomberg) -- India excluded 1.9 million people from its list of so-called “genuine citizens” in the northeastern state of Assam, according to results from the National Register of Citizenship.
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About 31 million people were included in the list, according to the register.
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As many as four million people were at risk of losing their Indian citizenship. Those excluded from the register will have to prove their identity as citizens.
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