India’s Voter-Roll Revision Sparks Nationwide Protests

Chronology

1. 25-09-2026
   Voter-Roll Dispute Fuels Protests Against Election Chief

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   India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical youth movement, is threatening nationwide protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over allegations of irregularities in the Election Commission’s voter-roll revision. Opposition figures, including Rahul …
2. 06-10-2026
   India Protests Escalate Over Voter Roll Revision

   4 articles

   Opposition parties, civil society groups, students and the youth movement known as Cockroach are protesting across India against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. In New Delhi, lawmakers including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were brie…
3. 09-10-2026
   India’s Voter-List Dispute Fuels Protests and Censorship Claims

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   Protests are growing in India over the Election Commission’s voter-roll revision process and concerns about the institution’s independence. The Special Intensive Revision is intended by the commission to correct voter lists, but critics cite the removal of more than 130 million n…