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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar visited Tirumala Temple with his family after overseeing peaceful 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The polls witnessed major political shifts, including BJP’s Bengal victory and Vijay’s rise in Tamil Nadu

The NDA has strongly criticised the Opposition’s move to seek the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, calling it an act of frustration after repeated electoral defeats.

Opposition MPs submitted a fresh Rajya Sabha notice seeking removal of Gyanesh Kumar, alleging biased enforcement of the Model Code, but earlier attempts were rejected for not meeting the constitutional threshold for removal

Opposition parties, undeterred by earlier rejections, are drafting a fresh notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Leaders from Congress, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, and DMK are coordinating efforts to gather at least 200 MPs’ signatures.

Opposition MPs have moved notices in Parliament seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging partisan conduct and electoral irregularities. Over 190 MPs from various parties, including INDIA bloc members and independents, have backed the unprecedented move

Opposition MPs have collected signatures to submit a notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in both Houses of Parliament. Around 180 MPs have signed the notice amid allegations that the poll panel favoured the ruling BJP

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced protests by Trinamool Congress activists showing black flags and “Go Back” posters outside Kolkata’s Kalighat temple during his visit. Demonstrators raised slogans against him and the Special Intensive Revision as the Election Commission began meetings with political parties

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began an indefinite sit-in protest at Esplanade East, Kolkata, against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ list. The demonstration, located close to the Chief Electoral Officer’s office, coincides with the arrival of the Election Commission’s full bench in the city.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey remarked former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi saying You were not an election commissioner but 'Muslim commissioner'  following Quraishi 's comments on Waqf (Amendment) Act

Gyanesh Kumar replaced Rajiv Kumar. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu is the other election commissioner.

His term will run till January 26, 2029, days before the EC is expected to announce the schedule of the next Lok Sabha election

Directs the Maharashtra Chief Secretary to hand over Rashmi Shukla's charge to the next senior-most IPS officer in the cadre

The poll panel also dubbed Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's allegations as an attempt to "surreptitiously give credence to irresponsible, unfounded and uncorroborated mala fide narratives".

According to the Supreme Court order, the Election Commission will have to publish the details shared by the bank on its official website by 5 pm on March 15.

The breakdown of voting members includes at least 162 from the provincial assembly in Sindh, 353 in Punjab, 65 in Balochistan, and 115 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, all contributing to the election of the new president.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta issued notice to the Centre on a plea filed by an NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, and listed the matter along with other pending petitions on the issue for hearing in April.

He said the team inquired about the progress of the second special brief revision of the voter's list and stressed on making the electoral roll error-free.

A vacancy will arise in the poll panel early next year when Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey demits office on February 14 on attaining the age of 65 years.

CEC Rajiv Kumar informed that the total number of 80 plus year-old electors in Karnataka stands at 12.15 lakh.

SC’s proposal to include CJI in the committee that appoints the poll panel chief will ensure fair and transparent mechanism.