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Mamata Demands Election Commissioner Removal Over Voter Revision

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Bloc leaders met at the Constitution Club in Delhi to act against Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and roll revision.
Mamata Banerjee demanded Kumar’s immediate removal, alleging the revision erased 13.3 crore voter names.
Congress Working Committee called for resignations of Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and Gyanesh Kumar, calling the revision “vote chori”.
The bloc approved protests: Save Democracy marches Oct 2-8, march to Election Commission Oct 6, and Delhi rally Nov 1.

History

Historical Context

In 1995 the Election Commission of India, led by Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan, launched a Computerised Electoral Rolls project that digitised about 300 million voter records and removed roughly 1.5 million duplicate entries, according to its 1996 report. India’s electoral roll now lists about 866 million voters, yet accusations that Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar deleted 13.3 crore names have sparked nationwide Save Democracy protests.

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Story summary

Bloc leaders met at the Constitution Club in Delhi to act against Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and roll revision.
Mamata Banerjee demanded Kumar’s immediate removal, alleging the revision erased 13.3 crore voter names.
Congress Working Committee called for resignations of Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and Gyanesh Kumar, calling the revision “vote chori”.
The bloc approved protests: Save Democracy marches Oct 2-8, march to Election Commission Oct 6, and Delhi rally Nov 1.

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