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Protesters Demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar Resignation After 13 Crore Roll Removal

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Thousands protested at Shivaji Park in Mumbai and Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
The protest followed the Special Intensive Revision that removed over 13 crore names from draft electoral rolls.
Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray led the Mumbai march.
Delhi police detained about 150 protesters, including AISA national president Neha Bora and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi lodged 14 objections, calling parts of the SIR unauthorized and illegal.

History

Historical Context

The Election Commission of India, which last carried out an intensive revision in 2003, launched a Special Intensive Revision in July 2025, deleting 65 lakh names and prompting a Supreme Court challenge. Past roll clean-ups, such as the 1997 Assam revision that created “D-voters,” have similarly sparked opposition, and today protests at Shivaji Park and Jantar Mantar echo those disputes.

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Story summary

Thousands protested at Shivaji Park in Mumbai and Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
The protest followed the Special Intensive Revision that removed over 13 crore names from draft electoral rolls.
Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray led the Mumbai march.
Delhi police detained about 150 protesters, including AISA national president Neha Bora and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi lodged 14 objections, calling parts of the SIR unauthorized and illegal.

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