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flag India allows tea and cinchona workers in West Bengal to use old job records to register to vote.

flag The Election Commission of India has approved tea garden and cinchona plantation employment records as valid proof of identity and residence for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in seven northern West Bengal districts. flag The decision, announced January 11, 2026, allows plantation workers, including members of Adivasi and Gorkha communities, to use historical employment documents for voter registration. flag The move aims to address long-standing exclusion of marginalized workers who lack formal identification, ensuring broader electoral inclusion ahead of the 2026 SIR process.

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