The record
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- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- The demand follows reports that other commissioners raised formal dissents regarding procedural changes to electoral databases and registration forms.
- The Election Commission maintains that all final decisions were unanimous and legally sanctioned.
- Political opposition parties are now seeking greater accountability regarding the management of electoral roll revisions.
What to watch next
- Ongoing political pressure on the Election Commission from opposition parties
- Potential further investigations into Election Commission procedural decision-making
- Response from the government regarding demands for accountability
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Akhilesh Yadav
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“Those who caused these differences in the Election Commission should resign on their own. The entire Opposition and all those who want to save democracy are demanding that when such allegations have been levelled, the CEC should resign on his own and leave. He snatched away the election.”
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…seeking to protect democracy were demanding the CEC's resignation. He alleged that the election had been "snatched away." Also read: CJP demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation in 48 hours Yadav said on Thursday, " Those who caused these differences in the Election Commission should resign on their own. The entire Opposition and all those who want to save democracy are demanding that when such allegations have been levelled, the CEC should resign on his own and leave. He snatched away the election. " SP chief's remarks come after a political firestorm erupted following an investigation by The Indian Express, which revealed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had repeatedly flagged…
Election Commission of India
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“internal technical notes and written queries are standard procedure in a multi-member body. It assured that all final decisions regarding the SIR process were taken unanimously and have full legal sanction.”
In the article
…platform, unilateral changes made to new voter registration forms in Form 6 and decisions regarding voter list deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The Election Commission clarified that internal technical notes and written queries are standard procedure in a multi-member body. It assured that all final decisions regarding the SIR process were taken unanimously and have full legal sanction. Also read: India’s election umpire must play by its own rulebook The ECI maintained that all final decisions taken by the Commission, including those related to the SIR exercise, were unanimous and carried the approval…
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Named India · Election Commission of India · Gyanesh Kumar · Akhilesh Yadav · Bharatiya Janata Party · Indian National Congress · Samajwadi Party · Sukhbir Singh Sandhu · Vivek Joshi
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