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Delhi Police placed three Cockroach Janata Party leaders under preventive arrest ahead of their planned protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll revision irregularities. The party denied filing a Supreme Court petition and announced another march towards Jantar Mantar

Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu criticised political parties for allegedly maligning the Election Commission amid the CJP’s planned protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. He defended the poll body and urged parties to raise concerns fairly and peacefully.

A controversy has erupted in the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer's office over the appointment of a non-cadre officer as Additional Chief Electoral Officer. Allegations have been made that the prescribed procedure was not followed, with only one name reportedly sent to the Election Commission of India instead of the mandatory panel of three.

CPI general secretary D Raja has condemned restrictions ahead of the October 10 Jantar Mantar protest, amid reports of train cancellations and disruption at 56 Metro stations. The INDIA bloc is set to discuss its campaign against alleged electoral irregularities

The Opposition’s campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has revived debate over protest rights and public convenience. While demonstrations are vital to democracy, disruptions to transport and daily life raise questions about civic responsibility, government accountability and peaceful dissent

Forty-two former judges, including ex-Supreme Court and High Court judges, expressed concern over what they called a campaign to undermine constitutional institutions. Defending the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, they warned that unsubstantiated allegations could erode public trust

The Election Commission has replaced Nandigram Police Station inspector-in-charge Ajay Kumar Mishra a day before the Assembly bypoll. Debasish Sarkar will take charge as IC, while 71 CAPF companies and 15,119 state police personnel will oversee polling

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea questioning whether CEC Gyanesh Kumar can individually exercise powers vested in the Election Commission. The petition cites Article 324 and Section 18 of the 2023 law governing collective decision-making within the poll panel

The Election Commission has directed states and UTs completing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to conduct a special drive for left-out, first-time and young voters. BLOs will verify missing names, conduct house visits and facilitate enrolment through Form 6 applications

Activists and student leaders have proposed a Gandhi Jayanti protest at Jantar Mantar on October 2 against the Election Commission’s functioning and demanding action against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Delhi Police had not granted permission for the proposed gathering as of Wednesday

The Telangana Chief Electoral Officer has informed the Election Commission of India about the Khairatabad Assembly seat vacancy following Danam Nagender’s disqualification. The Assembly notified the vacancy from April 23, 2024, while the ECI is yet to announce the byelection schedule.

The Supreme Court will hear next week a PIL challenging CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s functioning and seeking his suspension. The petition alleges that some Election Commission decisions were taken without approval of the other two commissioners and seeks scrutiny of official records

Removing a Chief Election Commissioner is hard; holding one to account should not be. India’s election referee must be independent, yet independence cannot mean freedom from scrutiny

Gen Z voters are driving a surge in enrolment during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Telangana, with 4.40 lakh new applications filed. Alongside, thousands of overseas Indians have registered, while objections and corrections are being processed ahead of the final roll publication on November 9.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) sought to dispel reports of internal differences, stressing that all decisions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were taken unanimously. In a detailed press note, the Commission addressed concerns over voter enrolment forms, ECINET access, and missing voters in Goa.

The BRS demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar step down, alleging controversial decisions and large-scale deletion of votes. Former MP B Vinod Kumar also criticised Rahul Gandhi over the anti-defection law and raised concerns over Telangana’s SIR process.

Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said the party would launch nationwide protests from October 2 if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar did not resign by Saturday, amid controversy over reported differences within the Election Commission over electoral roll revision

BRS working president KT Rama Rao questioned the functioning of the Election Commission of India, citing reported objections within the three-member poll panel. He also raised concerns over voter deletions during Telangana’s SIR and alleged a Congress-BJP-ECI nexus

Dissent within the poll panel over electoral roll revision raises concerns about the functioning of a constitutional body entrusted with ensuring free and fair elections

The Supreme Court will hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea on September 24 challenging the Election Commission’s interim order freezing the Trinamool Congress party’s name and its reserved election symbol amid a dispute between rival factions.