Explained: NRC numbers — what earlier estimates said

What is the basis of the assumption that Assam actually has many more “illegals” than the NRC figure of 19 lakh?

An officer arranges documents at an NRC centre on in Gauhati. (AP Photo: Anupam Nath/File)

The final National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on August 31 contained 19,06,657 exclusions, less than half the number of exclusions in the final draft of July 2018. The Assam BJP said it was “unhappy” with the small number of excluded persons; the All Assam Students Union (AASU) said they believed the number should have been higher.