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No hope, no vote … how most of Delhi’s sex workers are being struck off electoral rolls
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Author/contributor
- Anuj Behal (Author)
Title
No hope, no vote … how most of Delhi’s sex workers are being struck off electoral rolls
Abstract
Modi’s bid to ‘purify’ voter lists has affected a third of the city’s residents. In the GB Road red light district, those who lack permanent homes and documents are among the hardest hit.
Under the new rules, voters had to establish eligibility by proving their link to the relevant previous electoral roll or by producing prescribed documents such as a passport, birth or education certificate – a paper trail many struggle to reconstruct.
Publication
The Guardian
Date
2026-09-18
Section
Global development
ISSN
0261-3077
Accessed
9/23/26, 2:31 AM
Language
English
Library Catalog
The Guardian
License
Civil Rights
Extra
India
Citation
Anuj Behal. (2026, September 18). No hope, no vote … how most of Delhi’s sex workers are being struck off electoral rolls. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/sep/18/delhi-sex-workers-vote-modi-electoral-rolls-documentation-gb-road
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Geography
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