Archive · 26 Sep 2026
'Dragged, Shoved': Delhi Protest Seeks Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
A group of people protested in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
They gathered at Jantar Mantar on Friday, 25 September.
The protesters wanted him to resign.
They also wanted a voter-list review exercise called the Special Intensive Revision to be stopped.
The protest included student groups, civil society groups and several activists and political figures.
The Delhi Police and protesters had a three-hour confrontation, according to the report's headline.
The demonstration came after an investigation by The Indian Express.
That investigation questioned decisions connected to the voter-list exercise.
It also said Kumar did not act on complaints made by two other Election Commissioners.
Protesters gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Friday, 25 September, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
They also called for the rollback of the Special Intensive Revision exercise of voter lists.
The demonstration involved civil society groups, the All India Students’ Association, Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.
The protest followed an Indian Express investigation into decisions linked to the voter-list revision exercise.
The report said Gyanesh Kumar ignored complaints from the other two Election Commissioners, prompting political reactions and debate.
- Who
- Civil society groups, the All India Students’ Association led by Neha Bora, Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan and other protesters; the Delhi Police were involved in the confrontation.
- What
- A protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and the rollback of the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists.
- When
- Friday, 25 September, days after The Indian Express investigation.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and surrounding streets in Delhi.
- Why
- The protesters objected to decisions linked to the Special Intensive Revision exercise and cited concerns raised by The Indian Express investigation.
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Date
- Friday, 25 September
- Main demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Additional demand
- Rollback of the Special Intensive Revision exercise
- Participants
- Civil society groups, the All India Students’ Association, Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan
- Trigger
- An Indian Express investigation into decisions related to voter-list revision
- Reported dispute
- The investigation said Kumar ignored complaints from the other two Election Commissioners