Archive · 28 Sep 2026
NCP (SP) Workers Protest CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Removal in Thane
The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) organized a protest in Thane.
The protesters criticized the Election Commission of India and its chief, Gyanesh Kumar.
They said there may have been problems in updating voter lists.
Party leader Jitendra Awhad said two other election commissioners had raised 14 objections.
He claimed those objections were not accepted.
The protesters also objected to changes involving a voter-registration form called Form 6.
They asked for the disputed changes to be withdrawn and for the chief election commissioner to be removed.
The Election Commission’s response was not included in the report.
The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) held a protest in Thane against the Election Commission of India.
Protesters demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral-roll irregularities.
Led by Jitendra Awhad and Manoj Pradhan, workers marched to Thane Municipal Corporation headquarters.
Awhad alleged that objections by Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi were overridden.
The party called for corrections, transparency, and withdrawal of disputed voter-registration changes.
- Who
- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) workers, led by Jitendra Awhad and Manoj Pradhan, protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- They demanded Kumar’s removal and raised allegations about irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- When
- The protest was reported on September 28.
- Where
- The demonstration took place in Thane city, including outside Thane Municipal Corporation headquarters.
- Why
- The party alleged autocratic functioning by the Election Commission of India and objected to disputed voter-registration changes and the handling of objections by two election commissioners.
- Protesting party
- Nationalist Congress Party (SP)
- Location
- Thane, Maharashtra
- Protest leader
- Jitendra Awhad
- Other party leader
- Manoj Pradhan, NCP (SP) Thane district president
- Main demand
- Removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Electoral exercise
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Reported objections
- Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly raised 14 objections