Commissioners Object to Gyanesh Kumar Over Roll Deletions

The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which began in Bihar in June 2025, an otherwise routine clean-up of the rolls, has struck more than 13 crore names off the draft voter rolls in 30 States and Union Territories. This has put the Election Commission at the centre of intense public debate over its role in deciding who gets to vote - and who doesn’t. An investigation by The Indian Express reveals that questions were raised on these very issues within the three-member Election Commission (EC) itself, time and again through much of this same period. By two of the three Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, no less. ◆ why this matters ◆ ◆ 2 out of 3 Election Commissioners complained about being kept in the dark about various steps, including adding new voters, and deleting names.