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Opposition Demands Election Commission Chief Resignation Over Voter Rolls

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar faces internal criticism over voter-database decisions.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi say they were excluded from at least 14 decisions in the past ten months.
Opposition leaders demanded Kumar’s resignation after the Indian Express report.
The commission is conducting a Special Intensive Revision to remove ineligible names from voter rolls.
The previous comprehensive voter-list revision took place nearly a quarter of a century ago.

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Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar faces internal criticism over voter-database decisions.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi say they were excluded from at least 14 decisions in the past ten months.
Opposition leaders demanded Kumar’s resignation after the Indian Express report.
The commission is conducting a Special Intensive Revision to remove ineligible names from voter rolls.
The previous comprehensive voter-list revision took place nearly a quarter of a century ago.