Summary: Organiser fact checks several allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The piece cites Election Commission figures on the number of Booth Level Agents, Booth Level Officers and other officials involved, and examines the claim that about 13 crore voters were removed.
Why it matters: The Opposition-led campaign against the SIR and CEC Gyanesh Kumar, aimed at discrediting India’s elections, is a well-thought-out strategy to create Bangladesh- and Nepal-style instability and regime change. Having failed with its earlier conspiracy theories against EVMs, the current round of protests relies on the spit-and-run style of allegations perfected by AAP, with the backing of the Western establishment media-NGO complex.
“Fact Check: Six fake allegations against CEC Gyanesh Kumar debunked” — Organiser, 1 Nov 2026
The controversy over Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has grown following a series of allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The charges range from claims of election manipulation and the removal of crores of voters to accusations of changing statutory forms without approval and allowing political interference in the electoral process.
The Election Commission has rejected several of these charges in its submissions before the Supreme Court. It has explained the procedures followed during SIR and clarified the roles of election officials, the ECINET platform and all three Election Commissioners.
A closer look at the allegations alongside the Commission’s explanations brings out important gaps between what has been claimed and what the official record actually shows…
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