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Rahul Gandhi Submits Resignation Demand for Election Commissioner

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC · How we work

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Alleged Voter List Tampering

Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi met President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday, 10 October 2026, to deliver a memorandum demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
The opposition framed the meeting as a call for accountability over alleged voter-list tampering and the Special Intensive Revision process.
Police detained hundreds of youths and several opposition politicians gathered at Jantar Mantar.
A Sunday hearing on a contempt petition over Delhi’s transit and metro shutdowns was scheduled.

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BJP decries political stunt

Opposition leaders headed by Rahul Gandhi met President Droupadi Murmu on 10 October 2026, submitting a memorandum demanding Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
BJP officials dismissed the meeting as a baseless political stunt that drags the President into partisan conflict and threatens constitutional order.
Sudhanshu Trivedi said Gandhi misrepresented his discussion with President Murmu for political gain.
On 12 October 2026 opposition supporters marched in central Delhi, halting traffic while demanding Kumar’s resignation.

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Police detained hundreds of youths and several opposition politicians who had gathered at Jantar Mantar for a protest, according to the left-leaning reports.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

During the 1996 general election, Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan—who headed the Election Commission from December 1990 to December 1996—faced opposition criticism. The election produced a hung parliament, prompting coalition negotiations. Six decades later, on 10 October 2026, Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders met President Droupadi Murmu demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, echoing the enduring dispute over voter-list integrity.

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Alleged Voter List Tampering

Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi met President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday, 10 October 2026, to deliver a memorandum demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
The opposition framed the meeting as a call for accountability over alleged voter-list tampering and the Special Intensive Revision process.
Police detained hundreds of youths and several opposition politicians gathered at Jantar Mantar.
A Sunday hearing on a contempt petition over Delhi’s transit and metro shutdowns was scheduled.

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