South Central 95: Parakala Prabhakar on the ECI, SIR and the deletion of voters

Newslaundry · Oct 5, 2026

In this week’s South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth are joined by political economist and author Dr Parakala Prabhakar for an extended conversation on the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the deletion of voters and the larger questions these developments raise about India’s electoral democracy.Pooja begins the conversation by asking Dr Prabhakar about the Indian Express investigation into the Election Commission and the response issued by the poll body.Prabhakar describes the investigation as a significant piece of…