Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:08:06
Amid calls for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the poll panel chief was made in charge of “match-fixing” India’s elections by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:41:12
Former Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson has claimed that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar offered him a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Pathanamthitta in 2016.
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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:05:11
Opposition INDIA bloc parties are likely to meet in New Delhi on September 30 to discuss concerns over the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, besides other issues, sources said.
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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:57:24
The Congress on Saturday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of knowingly breaking the law and Constitutional practices by “unilaterally” changing Form 6 and called on the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance and hold him accountable.
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:07:04
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the operation of the Allahabad High Court order directing Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam to pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh from her salary for the detention of student Akriti Chaudhary under the NSA in connection with the Noida workers' protest in April.
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:01:34
When Gyanesh Kumar took charge as India's 26th chief election commissioner (CEC) in February 2025, his work on the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and setting up the Ram temple trust featured prominently in accounts of his career.
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:53:17
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and fresh assembly elections in the state with the pre-SIR voter list, alleging that the BJP and the poll panel had "looted" the polls held earlier this year.
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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:21:11
Flagging the “inordinate delay” in resolution of references made to larger benches, the Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the Chief Justice of India to explore the possibility of constituting a permanent five-judge bench to deal with cases involving constitutional issues.
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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:07:08
The opposition on Wednesday cited a media report, which claimed that the two Election Commissioners objected to the Election Commission’s steps 14 times in 10 months amid the SIR rollout, and alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has “destroyed” the credibility of the poll panel.
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