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Tharoor demands CEC resign over 2026 electoral-roll revision

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Shashi Tharoor demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls on October 13, 2026.
Tharoor said the revision had been done four times before without comparable controversy.
Rahul Gandhi convened a high-tea with opposition MPs, student groups and civil-society reps to plan a democracy-protecting campaign.
Eleven opposition leaders filed a Supreme Court petition challenging the Election Commission’s SIR decisions.

History

Historical Context

In 1992 Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan launched India’s first nationwide voter-list revision, altering about 12 million entries and prompting a 1993 Supreme Court ruling that curbed administrative overreach. The episode established judicial scrutiny of roll integrity, a precedent invoked today as MP Shashi Tharoor and opposition parties petition the Supreme Court for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.

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Story summary

Shashi Tharoor demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls on October 13, 2026.
Tharoor said the revision had been done four times before without comparable controversy.
Rahul Gandhi convened a high-tea with opposition MPs, student groups and civil-society reps to plan a democracy-protecting campaign.
Eleven opposition leaders filed a Supreme Court petition challenging the Election Commission’s SIR decisions.

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