Kerala LoP Pinarayi Vijayan seeks removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, halt to SIR
In a post on ‘X’, Pinarayi says 'revelations' about objections raised by two Election Commissioners over decisions concerning voter registration, deletion of names and SIR raise 'grave questions' about functioning of Election Commission of India
On September 25, 2026, Kerala's Leader of Opposition, Pinarayi Vijayan, called for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a halt to the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls. Vijayan made these demands following revelations that two Election Commissioners had raised objections over decisions related to voter registration, deletion of names, and SIR.
These concerns raised "grave questions" about the functioning of the Election Commission of India. Vijayan emphasized that the right to vote belongs to the people of India and cannot be manipulated for political gain.
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