Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Gurdeep Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the immigration judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding and will uphold the BIA’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Shah v. INS, 220 F. 3d 1062, 1067 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s decision. For example, the BIA found it implausible that Singh never voted in an election even though his asylum claim was based on persecution on account of his political opinion and his support of an independent Khalistan, a movement for a separate state through an electoral process. See, e.g., Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). Moreover, substantial *200 evidence supports the adverse credibility finding based on Singh’s failure to identify himself. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003) (upholding adverse credibility finding where the…