Kerala LoP Pinarayi Vijayan seeks removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, halt to SIR
Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of the Opposition in Kerala, has called for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. He claims that internal disagreements within the Election Commission regarding voter registration and roll revisions threaten the integrity of the electoral process.
Why it matters
Allegations of political bias within national election bodies can undermine public trust in democratic institutions and electoral outcomes.
Leader of Opposition in the Keralam Assembly Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday (September 25, 2026) sought the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and demanded that the SIR of electoral rolls be halted.
In a post on ‘X’, the senior CPI (M) leader said “revelations” about objections raised by two Election Commissioners over decisions concerning voter registration, deletion of names and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) raised “grave questions” about the functioning of the Election Commission of India.
The revelations about objections raised by two Election Commissioners over decisions concerning voter registration, deletion of names and #SIR raise grave questions about the functioning of the ECI. CEC Gyanesh Kumar must be removed, SIR must be halted, the voting rights of those…
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