In India’s capital, Delhiites reduced to documents

Across SIR hearing centres in the national capital, people are making repeated trips, producing documents, and waiting for hours to prove their eligibility, often despite having voted for years. Ishita Mishra and Suruchi Kumari spoke to people appealing to retain their right to vote and officials who share the reality of a process marked by confusion. As always, the burden to prove their identity is falling hardest on society’s poorer, less-documented voter