Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohinder Kaur Midha

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete‎. The sense of the discussion was that while the subject potentially had a claim to notability, the existing sourcing did not provide significant coverage to validate the claim. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 03:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mohinder Kaur Midha

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WP:BEFORE only shows her appointment as the mayor WP:BLP1E? Fails NPOL and GNG Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 06:27, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Politicians, Politics, United Kingdom, and England. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 06:27, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please read it properly. References have been provided for each claim. You are merely targeting articles that belong to Dalits. Clearly, you are racist and casteist. Dev Mahey (talk) 10:14, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dev Mahey, Please see WP:No personal attacks and WP:Assume good faith. Baselessly making accusations of racism and casteism is a quick way of getting blocked. Curbon7 (talk) 00:41, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: The subject passes WP:NPOL - She is the first lady of Dalit origin who was elected as mayor of any council in England. Have a look at independent sources from different news articles.

https://www.thequint.com/south-asians/mohinder-midha-elected-first-dalit-woman-mayor-uk

https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/in-mohinder-midha-s-victory-a-watershed-moment-for-the-uk-101657898971258.html

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/mohinder-k-midha-is-uks-first-dalit-woman-mayor-398111 Dev Mahey (talk) 10:24, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think Mohinder Kaur Midha passes NPOL. According to WP:POLOUTCOMES(explanatory essay), Mayors of cities of at least regional prominence have usually survived AFD, although the article should say more than just "Jane Doe is the mayor of Cityville". Right now, the article only mentions, 'Mohinder Kaur Midha was the former Mayor of the London Borough of Ealing'. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 07:27, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above sources are routine news articles with no significant coverage apart from the Hindustan Times article. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 07:40, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 08:36, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: could be a claim to notability based on being the first Sikh to hold the position, but without sourcing, there is no article. Coverage is scant and none in RS. Oaktree b (talk) 14:23, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:59, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete. Could not find sources outside of her being the first female Dalit mayor in the UK, which like Oaktree b said, could be a claim to notability, but it is rather specific and I do agree with Jeraxmoira's WP:BLP1E assertion. Not to mention that the only keep vote here is from a blocked sockmaster casting WP:ASPERSIONS, so their comments should really be discounted. AllTheUsernamesAreInUse (talk) 22:42, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: I could be wrong, but I think non-elected mayors of London Borough Councils are little more than ceremonial mayors serving one-year terms in rotation, whereas council leaders are the ones with real executive power. In WP:POLOUTCOMES (which Jeraxmoira cited above), this would then be more akin to In general than Mayors, and so the subject would be even less likely to meet common AfD outcomes. I think the subject is worth a sentence in Ealing London Borough Council, maybe even British Indians, as the first Dalit woman to become a UK mayor, but I'm afraid I don't think WP:NPOL is met. IgnatiusofLondon (talk) 02:25, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.