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India's Shutdown Numbers
Total Shutdowns
835
Most Shutdowns
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Recent Shutdowns
Oct. 27, 2024
State of Assam suspended internet services for conducting examinations
Source: - Assam
Oct. 15, 2024
Internet Shutdown in North Tripura district, Tripura amid communal tensions
Oct. 14, 2024
Internet shutdown in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh amid violence.
Oct. 6, 2024
Internet Shutdown imposed in Kadamtal, Dharamnagar, Tripura
Sept. 30, 2024
Odisha extends internet shutdown for another 48 hours in Bhadrak district.
Source: - Odisha
Sept. 29, 2024
Internet Shutdown in the State of Assam again for ADR Examination on September 29th, 2024
Source: - Assam
Sept. 28, 2024
Odisha imposes 48-hour internet shutdown in Bhadrak after communal clashes
Source: - Odisha
Sept. 20, 2024
Jharkhand imposes statewide ban on mobile internet owing to JGGLCC Examinations - 2023
Sept. 15, 2024
Internet Shutdown in the State of Assam for SEBA Examination on September 15th, 2024
Source: - Assam
Sept. 10, 2024
Internet Shutdown in Manipur till September 12th, 2024

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Disclaimer - Please note that in case you notice any discrepancies in the number of shutdowns at a state level and district level, it is due to the fact that a single order of shutdown which will be counted as one may be imposed in multiple districts, thereby increasing the district count but keeping the state count the same.

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Longest Shutdowns

552 days

Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir

Aug. 4, 2019 - Feb. 6, 2021

An internet shutdown was imposed in the evening of 4th August 2019, when Article 370 of the Constitution was abrogated by the Parliament of India. It was passed by the Presidential order number 272 dated August 5, 2019. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. This was a preventive …

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200 days

Throughout the State, Manipur

April 27, 2023 - Oct. 18, 2023

An internet shutdown was imposed in the entire State of Manipur on May 3rd, 2023. This shutdown was an extension from two districts Churachandpur and Pherzawl, where internet shutdown had already begun on April 28th, 2023. The Statewide Shutdown was enforced after violence broke out following communal clashes in the state of Manipur. The internet shutdown in Manipur is the …

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145 days

Kargil, Ladakh

Aug. 4, 2019 - Dec. 27, 2019

Kargil district of Ladakh faced a shutdown of 145 days, which was imposed since August 2019 on the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. The shutdown was imposed alongside the suspension of all landlines, mobiles and SMS communication as a preventive measure in the wake of the abrogation of article 370. It was lifted on December 2019 in the district, …

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