Millions of Indian Voters Removed from Electoral Rolls Ahead of State Election
Millions of voters across India are being stripped of their voting rights ahead of crucial state elections, including the 2026 battle for West Bengal. The government claims these removals are part of an effort to "purify" the electoral roll.
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Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll
Experts say Muslims and other minorities have been disproportionately deleted from the electoral roll ahead of the West Bengal elections this week Millions of people in the Indian state of West Bengal have been stripped of their vote ahead of a critical state election this week, after a controversial electoral revision described by critics as a “bloodless political genocide” and mass disenfranchisement of minorities. In West Bengal, a total of 9.1 million names have been deleted from the regi...
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi
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