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Election Commission Orders Software Review After Voter Verification Claims

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC · How we work

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Election Commission ordered a software review after deputies questioned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Opposition parties, including Congress, claim the voter verification removes millions to aid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP.
Protests on September 28 saw Congress demand Kumar’s resignation and the Cockroach Janta Party threaten rallies on October 2.
Commission announced home-visit verification and deadline extensions after Supreme Court flagged machine-generated notices.

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Election Commission ordered a software review after deputies questioned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Opposition parties, including Congress, claim the voter verification removes millions to aid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP.
Protests on September 28 saw Congress demand Kumar’s resignation and the Cockroach Janta Party threaten rallies on October 2.
Commission announced home-visit verification and deadline extensions after Supreme Court flagged machine-generated notices.