{
  "id": 14136277,
  "title": "From IIT Kanpur to Election Commission: Here's a look at CEC Gyanesh Kumar's journey as calls for his resignation grow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/from-iit-kanpur-to-election-commission-heres-a-look-at-cec-gyanesh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T06:33:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/from-iit-kanpur-to-election-commission-heres-a-look-at-cec-gyanesh-kumars-journey-as-calls-for-his-resignation-grow-11791872268142.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is under intense pressure to step down following allegations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Protests have erupted across Delhi, with notable Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leading the opposition campaign. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has also demanded his resignation, planning a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, ahead of which several of its leaders were arrested. Separate petitions were filed at the Supreme Court by INDIA bloc leaders and previous Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, who had raised written objections to decisions affecting the electoral rolls and the Commission's functioning. Kumar, a 1988-batch IAS officer from Kerala, assumed his role as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner in February 2025 after completing his education at IIT Kanpur and Harvard University.",
  "summary": "CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces calls for removal over alleged irregularities in electoral roll revisions. A former Kerala-cadre IAS officer, he became CEC in February 2025 after serving in key government roles, including handling Kashmir affairs and matters related to the Ayodhya verdict.",
  "key_points": [
    "Gyanesh Kumar, IIT Kanpur graduate, became 26th CEC in February 2025",
    "Calls for his resignation surge due to SIR irregularities allegations",
    "Congress leaders Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi, CJP demand his resignation"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The mounting legal challenges and political protests against the Chief Election Commissioner signal a deepening crisis of institutional trust regarding the integrity of India's electoral roll management processes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}