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'SIR Created a Model of Voter List Curation': Yogendra Yadav

https://m.thewire.in/article/politics/sir-created-a-model-of-voter-list-curation-yogendra-yadav

Sravasti Dasgupta
May 05, 2026
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The Wire's Sravasti Dasgupta in conversation with activist Yogendra Yadav.

The 2026 assembly elections have been conducted under the shadow of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. The exercise has had its most decisive impact on West Bengal. Activist Yogendra Yadav tells The Wire's Sravasti Dasgupta that the exercise has resulted in a model of curating voter lists.

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