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India's voter verification drive puts election commission under scrutiny
Original: Explainer: Why has the drive to verify India's billion voters put poll body under scrutiny
India's Election Commission is facing scrutiny over its drive to verify the country's roughly one billion registered voters. Questions have been raised about the accuracy of the electoral rolls and whether the verification process could remove legitimate voters or affect the fairness of elections. Critics and observers are pressing the poll body for transparency over how the revision is being conducted.
Why now: Concerns over electoral roll accuracy and voter rights have made the Election Commission's verification drive a subject of political debate.
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- Explainer: Why has the drive to verify India's billion voters put poll body under scrutiny · Reuters
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