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DEVELOPING · 2 OCT → 21 OCT 2026 · 20 EDITIONS · 65 OUTLETS

Indian opposition protests voter roll revision, marches to Supreme Court

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 32 65 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 4 Oct 18:13 UTC · Protests Over Voter-Roll Revision Continue Across India 5 Oct 00:19 UTC · Indian protests demand election chief’s resignation over voter-roll revision 6 Oct 12:14 UTC · Rahul Gandhi and other opposition MPs briefly detained during Delhi election protest 6 Oct 18:15 UTC · Rahul Gandhi and other opposition MPs briefly detained during election commission protest 7 Oct 00:13 UTC · Indian opposition lawmakers briefly detained during election chief protest 7 Oct 06:37 UTC · Indian opposition lawmakers detained during protest demanding election chief’s resignation 7 Oct 18:17 UTC · Indian opposition lawmakers detained amid protests over voter-roll revision 8 Oct 06:44 UTC · Rahul Gandhi and opposition lawmakers detained during India voter-roll protests 8 Oct 12:21 UTC · Indian opposition protests voter-roll revision as lawmakers are detained 9 Oct 18:22 UTC · India deploys security forces ahead of voter-roll protest in New Delhi 10 Oct 06:59 UTC · Delhi police detain protesters as youth movement targets election chief 10 Oct 12:15 UTC · Hundreds detained as Delhi police block protest against India’s election chief 10 Oct 18:19 UTC · India detains Cockroach movement leaders ahead of Delhi election protest 11 Oct 00:18 UTC · Delhi police detain youth movement leaders ahead of election protest 11 Oct 06:15 UTC · Court orders release of Cockroach Janta Party leaders after Delhi protest crackdown 11 Oct 18:21 UTC · Court frees ‘Cockroach’ movement leaders as Delhi protests continue 12 Oct 00:20 UTC · Court frees ‘Cockroach’ movement leaders as Delhi election protests continue 12 Oct 07:00 UTC · Delhi protests continue over voter-roll revision after movement leaders released 12 Oct 12:26 UTC · Thousands march in New Delhi over disputed voter roll revision 12 Oct 18:22 UTC · Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court over voter-roll revision 13 Oct 06:56 UTC · Indian opposition marches against voter roll revision, demands election chief’s resignation 13 Oct 12:23 UTC · Thousands march in New Delhi over voter roll revision 13 Oct 18:27 UTC · Indian opposition protests voter roll revision, marches to Supreme Court

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 23 HEADLINES

  1. 4 Oct, 18:13 UTC

    Protests Over Voter-Roll Revision Continue Across India

  2. 5 Oct, 00:19 UTC

    Indian protests demand election chief’s resignation over voter-roll revision

  3. 6 Oct, 12:14 UTC

    Rahul Gandhi and other opposition MPs briefly detained during Delhi election protest

  4. 6 Oct, 18:15 UTC

    Rahul Gandhi and other opposition MPs briefly detained during election commission protest

  5. 7 Oct, 00:13 UTC

    Indian opposition lawmakers briefly detained during election chief protest

  6. 7 Oct, 06:37 UTC

    Indian opposition lawmakers detained during protest demanding election chief’s resignation

  7. 7 Oct, 18:17 UTC

    Indian opposition lawmakers detained amid protests over voter-roll revision

  8. 8 Oct, 06:44 UTC

    Rahul Gandhi and opposition lawmakers detained during India voter-roll protests

  9. 8 Oct, 12:21 UTC

    Indian opposition protests voter-roll revision as lawmakers are detained

  10. 9 Oct, 18:22 UTC

    India deploys security forces ahead of voter-roll protest in New Delhi

  11. 10 Oct, 06:59 UTC

    Delhi police detain protesters as youth movement targets election chief

  12. 10 Oct, 12:15 UTC

    Hundreds detained as Delhi police block protest against India’s election chief

  13. 10 Oct, 18:19 UTC

    India detains Cockroach movement leaders ahead of Delhi election protest

  14. 11 Oct, 00:18 UTC

    Delhi police detain youth movement leaders ahead of election protest

  15. 11 Oct, 06:15 UTC

    Court orders release of Cockroach Janta Party leaders after Delhi protest crackdown

  16. 11 Oct, 18:21 UTC

    Court frees ‘Cockroach’ movement leaders as Delhi protests continue

  17. 12 Oct, 00:20 UTC

    Court frees ‘Cockroach’ movement leaders as Delhi election protests continue

  18. 12 Oct, 07:00 UTC

    Delhi protests continue over voter-roll revision after movement leaders released

  19. 12 Oct, 12:26 UTC

    Thousands march in New Delhi over disputed voter roll revision

  20. 12 Oct, 18:22 UTC

    Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court over voter-roll revision

  21. 13 Oct, 06:56 UTC

    Indian opposition marches against voter roll revision, demands election chief’s resignation

  22. 13 Oct, 12:23 UTC

    Thousands march in New Delhi over voter roll revision

  23. 13 Oct, 18:27 UTC

    Indian opposition protests voter roll revision, marches to Supreme Court

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Narendra Modi · 14 outlets
  • Election Commission · 13 outlets
  • Gyanesh Kumar · 11 outlets
  • Abhijeet Dipke · 11 outlets
  • Neha Bora · 8 outlets
  • Mahatma Gandhi · 6 outlets
  • Save Democracy · 5 outlets
  • Election Commissioner · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Surya Kant · from 9 Oct 12:23, 6 outlets
  • Khushi Shrivastava · from 8 Oct 15:33, 4 outlets
  • Gaurav Bhatia · from 8 Oct 15:33, 4 outlets
  • Deepak Baliyan · from 8 Oct 19:49, 4 outlets
  • Dhruv Rathee · from 10 Oct 01:13, 4 outlets
  • Ajinkya Shinde · from 10 Oct 03:50, 4 outlets
  • 130 million names · from 10 Oct 04:07, 4 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • names been: 130 million (4 from 6 Oct 05:02) → 133 million (2 from 8 Oct 09:57)
  • people detained: 700 (1 from 4 Oct 08:53) → 500 (1 from 10 Oct 03:50) → 200 (1 from 10 Oct 03:50) → 6,000 (1 from 10 Oct 11:17) → 2,000 (1 from 10 Oct 14:27)
  • metro stations: 11 (1 from 2 Oct 10:46) → 50 (2 from 10 Oct 03:50) → 57 (1 from 10 Oct 04:07)
  • years power: 14 (1 from 10 Oct 11:17) → 12 (3 from 12 Oct 02:54)
  • protesters been: 700 (1 from 4 Oct 06:00) → 15,000 (1 from 10 Oct 19:48) → 5,000 (1 from 10 Oct 19:48)
  • people been: 259 (1 from 8 Oct 04:40) → 10000 (1 from 8 Oct 21:16) → 50 (1 from 10 Oct 03:50)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.