India 2026 election scrutiny
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India's mass voter purge examined
In some constituencies in Hyderabad's Old City, Muslims accounted for as much as 80 percent of the names marked for deletion.
The category of "logical discrepancy" accounted for 2.7 million of the nearly 9 million names removed from electoral rolls in West Bengal.
A High-Level Committee on Demographic Change was established to assess demographic changes occurring across India due to "illegal infiltration" and "abnormal" population changes among "religious and social communities".
Indian opposition leaders march to Supreme Court demanding election chief resign
Rahul Gandhi called for the Chief Election Commissioner to be tried for treason.
Neha Bora is the president of the All India Students' Association (AISA).
Parliamentarian John Brittas of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) alleged he was manhandled, dragged, and assaulted by police during demonstrations on Sunday.
Protests over voter list changes escalate in India's capital
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi demanded accountability from India's election chief.
More than 130 million names have been removed from voter lists.
The Election Commission of India denied any wrongdoing.
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi detained over election chief protest
India's Election Commission has removed more than 130 million names from voter lists.
Rahul Gandhi was detained by police during a protest in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The Election Commission and government deny the allegations and say the revision aims to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.
Mass protests in India demand election commission chief resignation
Protesters say the removal of voters from electoral lists benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party has announced plans for a major rally in New Delhi on October 10.
Thousands marched in Mumbai on Sunday led by opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray.
Indian police accused of sexually harassing journalists at protest
The Press Club of India demanded immediate action regarding the complaints against police officers.
The Election Commission says 130 million names have been removed from the voters' list to eliminate duplicate and ineligible entries.
Delhi Police stated it transferred the sexual harassment complaint to its crime branch for an inquiry.
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Is the CJP changing India's political landscape?
The electoral roll revisions have led to the removal of tens of millions of eligible voters.
The election commission says reform is long overdue and necessary to weed out duplicate entries.
India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is calling for the chief of the election commission to step aside.
Indian police detain politicians at protests over election chief
Thousands of police have been mobilised and blocked off roads as crowds gather in the capital.
Police in New Delhi detained opposition politicians and demonstrators during protests.
The protests demanded the resignation of India's chief election commissioner.
India's elections under unprecedented scrutiny
The Election Commission has struck off more than 13 million names from the voters list since June of the previous year.
Modi's BJP came to power for the first time in West Bengal following those elections.
BJP spokesman Sambit Patra said deliberations or divisions in the commission were 'a sign of a healthy democracy'.
India's Election Commission faces renewed controversy
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Commission and its officers of treason in a post on X.
At least 2.7 million voters were removed in West Bengal during SIR.
Both the BJP and the Election Commission have rejected accusations that CEC Kumar manipulated voters' lists to favour the BJP.