
Protests in parts of India's capital city over sweeping revisions to voter rolls were met with a massive police crackdown, leading to lockdowns in affected areas.
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India is the world's largest democracy, and revisions to voter rolls are a significant electoral process that can affect millions of citizens' voting rights.
Parts of the capital city of India, the world's largest democracy, are on lockdown. Protests over sweeping revisions to the voter rolls were met with a massive police crackdown.
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