The Election Commission Under Scrutiny
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is the constitutional body, drawing its mandate from Article 324, that conducts national and state elections and keeps the voter rolls; it sits as a three-member Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. On 5 October 2026 the Supreme Court refused to suspend the CEC while it hears a plea that he took Special Intensive Revision decisions without his fellow Commissioners' concurrence, a charge the Commission had pre-empted on 23 September by calling all its decisions unanimous.
- Election Commission of India
- SIR
- electoral rolls
- Article 324
- Surya Kant
- CEC appointment Act 2023
- Gyanesh Kumar
- Representation of the People Act
- Election Commission
- Special Intensive Revision
- Tripura
- Bhutan
- Trinamool Congress
- party symbol dispute
- Nandigram bypoll
- Rejinagar bypoll
- ECINet
- Chief Election Commissioner
- Booth Level Officer
- Supreme Court
- Election Commissioners
- interim suspension
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