About 69 percent American-Muslims vote for Biden: exit poll
New York: Nearly 69 percent of Muslim voters cast their ballot for Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden while 17 percent supported President Donald Trump, according to a survey conducted by Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization in the US.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, released the results of its 2020 Muslim Voters Presidential Election Exit Poll on Tuesday.
CAIR's poll of 844 registered Muslim voter households found a high Muslim turnout with 84 percent reporting that they voted in the US election, with 69 percent voting for Biden and 17 percent for Trump.
CAIR said more than one million American Muslim voters turned out in "record-breaking" numbers this election cycle.
CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said the "Muslim community's significant ability to impact the results of numerous races across this country - including the presidential election - was recognized nationally."
CAIR Director of Government Affairs Robert S McCaw said there was no denying the role the Muslim community plays in local, state, and national politics.
"Now is the time to hold the politicians we elected to office accountable to ensure that the civil and religious rights of all Americans are being upheld and protected," McCaw said.
Compared with the 2016 election, in which then-President-elect Donald Trump received 13 percent of the Muslim vote, Trump in 2020 received 4 percent more support.
According to the Pew Research Center, there were about 3.45 million Muslims of all ages living in the US in 2017, and that Muslims made up about 1.1 percent of the total American population.
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Sex determination, female foeticide racket unearthed in Health Dept quarters in Mandya; 3 detained
Mandya: A round of inspection by the police and health officials of Mandya brought to light a sex determination and female foeticide racket that is active in the Health Department quarters in Pandavapura taluk of the district, much to the shock of citizens.
Three people accused to be involved in the racket were taken into custody by the police officers. Pandavapura Taluk Hospital ambulance driver Anand, outsourced D-Group staff member Ashwini and another woman, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, were detained.
Driver Anand's government residence was found to be the 'office' for the racket.
Mandya District Health Officer Dr. Mohan, Taluk Health Officer Dr. Aravind and police officers, who conducted the raid in Pandavapura, rescued a pregnant woman from Mysuru who had visited the Health Department quarters for an abortion and confiscated the equipment being used for abortions.
