Deleted, and left in limbo
During the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar and West Bengal, hundreds of thousands of voters were removed from electoral rolls, preventing them from voting in the 2025 and 2026 assembly polls. Bihar saw over 4.7 million deletions, while West Bengal had nearly 9.1 million. Reporters Shrabana Chatterjee and Senjuti Sengupta interviewed affected residents, highlighting the paperwork, repeated citizenship checks, and uncertainty they face.