# India’s mass voter purge is hollowing out democracy

https://mins.news/en/item/102861

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/16/indias-mass-voter-purge-is-hollowing-out-democracy?traffic_source=rss

> The article says India’s Election Commission has removed more than 130 million names from electoral rolls through its Special Intensive Revision, disproportionately affecting Muslims, women, migrants and other marginalised groups. Protesters in New Delhi demanded the chief election commissioner’s resignation and faced mass detentions and a heavy police crackdown. It argues the process and its digital checks deepen disenfranchisement and advance the Hindu nationalist project.

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