"I told them I voted in the last assembly and general elections and have been voting for 35 years, but nobody listens," Prasad said. India's Election Commission did not reply to a request for comment for this story.

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That involves repeated visits to election offices, hearings before electoral officials and multiple rounds of appeals, with some spending weeks or months trying to restore their names.

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For voters such as Prasad, however, exclusion leads to a bureaucratic maze, and depending on the circumstances they may have ‌to provide ⁠proof of life, establish residency, correct alleged discrepancies or submit fresh documentation.

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The Election Commission has said it was removing duplicate, deceased, shifted and otherwise ineligible voters and that anyone excluded in error can file claims, ​submit supporting documents and pursue appeals before the rolls are finalised.

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Prasad is the only person in this block who has been declared dead but several similar cases have been reported by local media ​across the country.

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