"Disenfranchisement"

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7 March 2026

In Kolkata, India, on March 7, 2026, Pratik Ur Rahaman speaks as Mamata Banerjee is present during the second day of a sit-in protest against the alleged deletion of voters' names from electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at Metro Channel.

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#13410946

7 March 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee and senior TMC leader Subrata Bakshi are at a sit-in protest along with TMC leaders in the Esplanade area of Kolkata, India, on March 6, 2026, against the large-scale deletions of names in the state's voter rolls during the Special Intensive Revision exercise carried out by the Election Commission in West Bengal.

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#13410961

7 March 2026

TMC leaders are at the dharna site in the Esplanade area of Kolkata, India, on March 6, 2026, protesting against the large-scale deletions of names in the state's voter rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission in West Bengal.

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#13411008

7 March 2026

In Kolkata, India, on March 6, 2026, supporters carry a large cut-out of Mamata Banerjee and attend a sit-in protest against the alleged deletion of names from electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at Metro Channel.

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#13411015

7 March 2026

In Kolkata, India, on March 6, 2026, Mahua Moitra, Member of Parliament from the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), speaks during a sit-in protest against the alleged deletion of names from electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at Metro Channel.

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#12922684

29 October 2025

Md Salim, CPI(M) Member of the Politburo and State Secretary, West Bengal, addresses a protest organized by 17 Left organizations regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, intended to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12922691

29 October 2025

Md Salim, CPI(M) Member of the Politburo and State Secretary, West Bengal, addresses a protest organized by 17 Left organizations regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, intended to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12922665

29 October 2025

Md Salim, a CPI(M) Member of the Politburo and State Secretary, and Left Chairman Biman Bose participate in a protest by 17 Left organizations against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, intended to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12922692

29 October 2025

Seventeen Left organizations jointly hold a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, which is meant to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12922694

29 October 2025

Seventeen Left organizations jointly hold a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, which is meant to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12922696

29 October 2025

Seventeen Left organizations jointly hold a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, which is meant to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12922697

29 October 2025

Seventeen Left organizations jointly hold a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, which is meant to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12922698

29 October 2025

Seventeen Left organizations jointly hold a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, which is meant to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12922700

29 October 2025

Left Chairman Biman Bose comes out of the CEO's office after submitting a memorandum to Mr. Manoj Kumar Agarwal, CEO of West Bengal State, during a protest by 17 Left organizations against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, which is meant to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12637001

12 August 2025

Supporters of India's main opposition Congress party protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar by marching to the Governor's house in Kolkata, India, on August 12, 2025. They demand a rollback, claiming it is an exercise in ''vote-chori'' (vote theft) by the government and will lead to disenfranchisement.

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#12637007

12 August 2025

Supporters of India's main opposition Congress party protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar by marching to the Governor's house in Kolkata, India, on August 12, 2025. They demand a rollback, claiming it is an exercise in ''vote-chori'' (vote theft) by the government and will lead to disenfranchisement.

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