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The result was delete. Thanks everyone who contributed to the discussion. If you are not happy with the decision, please bring it up here. Missvain ( talk) 15:06, 18 July 2015 (UTC) reply

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Bio of a person notable as the former mayor of a London borough, abysmally written (the introduction is "Born in Birunani, Kodagu district surrounded by the western ghats rich in forests and fields and coffee estates a splash of colour and dream of Painters and Poets.") and resting entirely on primary sources. Wikipedia does not extend an automatic presumption of notability to borough councillors in London, but only to the Mayor of London and the members of the main citywide London Assembly, and there's no valid sourcing here to claim WP:GNG instead. Delete unless the sourcing and the quality can be massively overhauled. Bearcat ( talk) 19:39, 12 July 2015 (UTC) reply

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• There seems to be a biography of him in this book. There is no problem with the length of that. There is a newspaper obituary for him in the Star of Mysore. My initial reaction is that he will be notable on account of the coverage in the obituary. James500 ( talk) 22:49, 13 July 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete. Local councillor. No real notability. A brief obit in a local newspaper in India and a paragraph in what looks to be a list of Coorgs who've achieved any sort of notability don't cut it. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 12:31, 14 July 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete - My searches here, here and here found nothing to suggest improvement or good notability. SwisterTwister talk 06:19, 16 July 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete A sweep of British news suggested I should look no further but I remain open to changing my view if new sources are found.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 16:36, 17 July 2015 (UTC) reply

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