Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Prakash Raj Demands Election Chief Resign Over Voter Deletions
Prakash Raj criticized how India’s Election Commission checked voter lists.
He said reports showed that more than 13 crore eligible voters may have been removed.
He called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Raj said the work should have been checked more carefully, including through a review of 100 polling booths.
He also raised concerns about alleged mistakes in Karnataka and Goa.
He questioned changes to the Commission’s app and alleged that evidence was being tampered with.
Raj asked for removed names and earlier voter lists to be restored.
He also called for a change in how Election Commission officials are chosen.
Actor Prakash Raj called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over the Election Commission’s handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
At a Saturday press conference in Hyderabad, Raj alleged that reports showed more than 13 crore eligible voters had been removed from electoral rolls.
He said calls for more careful scrutiny and a proposed review of 100 polling booths were not accepted.
Raj cited alleged errors in Karnataka and a Goa electoral officer’s suspension over the alleged loss of 72 votes, and questioned decisions by the Election Commission.
He urged officials to restore removed voters’ names and previous electoral rolls, and to change how Election Commission officials are selected.
- Who
- Actor Prakash Raj and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- Raj demanded Kumar’s resignation and called for voter names and previous electoral rolls to be restored.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not provide a date.
- Where
- Hyderabad Press Club, Hyderabad.
- Why
- Raj criticized the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision, alleging voter deletions and insufficient scrutiny.
Prakash Raj’s Criticism
Election Commission Position
SIR scrutiny and voter deletions
Prakash Raj’s Criticism
Raj alleged that eligible voters were removed and said the revision required more careful scrutiny, including a proposed review of 100 polling booths.
Election Commission Position
The article does not provide a response from the Election Commission to Raj’s allegations.
Commission decisions and accountability
Prakash Raj’s Criticism
Raj questioned the Commission’s decisions, the handling of alleged errors, and the process for selecting its officials; he demanded Kumar’s resignation.
Election Commission Position
The article gives no account of the Commission’s position on these criticisms or the resignation demand.
- Speaker
- Actor Prakash Raj
- Official named
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Exercise criticized
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Alleged voter deletions
- More than 13 crore eligible voters, according to reports cited by Raj
- Proposed scrutiny
- An investigation covering 100 polling booths, which Raj said was not accepted
- Goa figure cited
- An Electoral Registration Officer was suspended over the alleged loss of 72 votes
- Demands
- Restore deleted names and earlier electoral rolls, and change the method of selecting Election Commission officials