Protesters in New Delhi march with 1km banner of deleted voters' names

Protesters in New Delhi, India's capital, took part in a march carrying a banner about one kilometre long. It bore the names of people who have been removed from India's voter rolls, the official lists of citizens registered to vote.

The action served as a visual response to changes in the voter register: the very length of the banner was meant to show how many names have been deleted from the lists.

The source, a short video item from Al Jazeera, does not say who organised the demonstration, how many people took part, how many names appeared on the banner or why the voters were removed from the rolls. Those details are therefore not described here.

Voter rolls determine who is able to take part in elections, which makes their composition a significant matter for the electoral process. Further information about the protesters' demands and any official response was not available in the source.