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INDIA Bloc Marches to Supreme Court Over Electoral Roll Revision
Reported by Deepak Mishra (Copy Editor) · The Hindu ·
Confirmed by a second source: NDTV
Leaders and supporters of the INDIA bloc carried out a major protest march through central Delhi on October 12, 2026, heading toward the Supreme Court to contest alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
The March
The Congress stated that 2.5 lakh people joined the protest. The event began at 1.30 p.m. at the Constitution Club and lasted for over four hours. Protesters walked along arterial roads, following a procession of buses carrying top opposition leaders. Despite heavy police deployment, the march proceeded mostly unhindered. A proposal by opposition leaders to fly only the national flag saw Congress flags dominate the scene alongside flags of Left student bodies including SFI, AISF, and AISA.
Leadership Presence
The lead bus featured a unified front of INDIA bloc figures, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut, Trinamool's Saugata Ray, CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, and CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wore a Batman mask during a light moment on the march. Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gathered at the Constitution Club before returning to Kolkata.
Protester Voices
Participants travelled from across the country, including Salma Begum from Koraput, Mayank Chaudhary from Badkal, and Sabo Meena from Dausa. Davinder Singh from Jalandhar dressed as Yamraj to protest vote-related grievances. Meanwhile, local vendor Narayan Saha sold papads while worrying about his brother's name being removed from the ration card in Sitamarhi, Bihar.
Context
Delhi Police had denotified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site on the same day the march took place. Protests involving electoral roll revisions typically centre on disputes over voter list accuracy and administrative transparency during election preparations.
ExplainerWhy this matters
What Happened
INDIA bloc leaders marched from the Constitution Club to the Supreme Court on October 12, 2026, to file a petition addressing alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Why It Matters
Electoral roll revisions directly dictate who is eligible to vote in upcoming elections. Allegations of mass voter deletions raise serious questions about democratic fairness, voter disenfranchisement, and the administrative transparency of election bodies, prompting major political coalitions to take legal and street-level action.
What Happens Next
The Supreme Court will examine the petition filed by the INDIA bloc leaders regarding the voter roll irregularities. Political fallout from the protest and responses from election authorities are expected to unfold in the coming weeks.
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