Gyanesh Kumar

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In August 2025, Kumar was a focal point of the 2025 Indian electoral controversy, wherein Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Indian National Congress, alleged electoral fraud in the 2024 Indian general election also Rahul Gandhi has proven vote theft in Karnataka’s Mahadevapura assembly constituency where 1,00,250 votes were “stolen” through five ways, this included 11,965 duplicate voters, 40,009 voters with fake and invalid addresses, 10,452 bulk voters or single address voters, 4,132 voters with invalid photos and 33,692 voters misusing Form 6-which is used for the registration of new voters 12 thereby accusing the ECI in collusion with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), leading to protests. [12] CEC Gyanesh Kumar has been widely criticised by opposition parties and leaders, of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) coalition of failing to adequately respond to the allegations and of mimicking BJP rhetoric. In reaction, Kumar has criticised the opposition of "spreading misinformation" [13] rather than checking the data.

During a parliamentary session on 18 August 2025, the INDIA bloc publicly acknowledged that it was considering a motion of impeachment against Kumar. [13]

CEC Gyanesh Kumar also refused to provide machine-readable voter lists, CCTV footage of polling, citing "voter privacy concerns"14 , instead has reportedly demanded that Rahul Gandhi file an affidavit under oath [14] . However, BJP MP Anurag Thakur — who has made similar allegations of voter roll discrepancies in the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented by Mr. Gandhi — was not asked to submit an affidavit by CEC Gyanesh Kumar 15.

References

  1. ↑ "Gyanesh Kumar to take over as Chief Election Commissioner on February 19; Supreme Court to hear plea against law under which he was appointed". The Hindu. 18 February 2025. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Gyanesh Kumar appointed 26th Chief Election Commissioner". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Who is Gyanesh Kumar, the newly-appointed Election Commissioner ?". Livemint . 14 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "IIT Kanpur, Roorkee, Harvard University: Educational qualifications of Gyanesh Kumar & Vivek Joshi". The Indian Express . 18 February 2025. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Who is Gyanesh Kumar, the Election Commissioner picked by PM Modi-led panel". The Indian Express . 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Who is Gyanesh Kumar, the newly appointed election commissioner". The Times of India . 14 March 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "5 Points About Gyanesh Kumar, New Election Commissioner". NDTV . Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  9. ↑ PTI (23 October 2023). "Cooperative export body NCEL gets ₹7,000 crore orders so far, to share profit with member farmers: Amit Shah". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Who Are Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, The Retired IAS Officers Appointed As Election Commissioners?". Outlook India . 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gyanesh Kumar Appointed as India's New Chief Election Commissioner". Bru Times News.
  12. ↑ "Congress has 'atom bomb' of evidence on vote theft and when it explodes, EC wont have a place to hide, says Rahul Gandhi". The Hindu . 1 August 2025. Archived from the original on 1 August 2025.
  13. 1 2 K. Nair, Sobhana (18 August 2025). "INDIA bloc considering motion to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 18 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "EC's deadline ends, no affidavit from Rahul on 'vote chori'". The Times of India. 25 August 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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Gyanesh Kumar
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Chief Election Commissioner of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 February 2025