Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Sharmila Urges Delhiites to Seek Deletion of Election Chief’s Name
Y S Sharmila is a Congress leader in Andhra Pradesh.
She asked people in Delhi to use Form 7 to seek the removal of election chief Gyanesh Kumar’s name from the voter list.
She said she wanted him to understand how people may feel if their names are removed without their knowledge.
The dispute is about alleged voter deletions during a voter-list review called the Special Intensive Revision.
Sharmila said changes to voter lists should be fair and clear.
She was stopped while going to a protest about the alleged deletions.
She also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The report does not say whether any voter names were officially found to have been wrongly removed.
Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y S Sharmila urged Delhi residents to submit Form 7 seeking deletion of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s name from the electoral roll.
She said the appeal was intended to make Kumar understand the anxiety of voters whose names may be deleted without their knowledge.
Sharmila criticised alleged voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and said electoral changes must be transparent, fair and accountable.
She was stopped while driving from her residence to attend a protest against alleged wrongful voter deletions.
Sharmila also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, using the phrase “Murderer of Democratic India.”
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y S Sharmila appealed to Delhi residents; the appeal concerned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- Sharmila urged people to file Form 7 seeking deletion of Kumar’s name from the electoral roll, protesting alleged voter deletions.
- When
- Saturday; the report is dated October 10 but does not specify the year.
- Where
- The appeal concerned voters in Delhi; Sharmila was stopped while travelling from her residence to a protest in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- She said the appeal was intended to highlight the anxiety of voters whose names may be deleted without their knowledge and to demand accountability.
Sharmila’s criticism
Election body’s position
Alleged voter deletions
Sharmila’s criticism
Sharmila criticised alleged deletions during the SIR process and said the process must be transparent, fair and accountable.
Election body’s position
The articles report the allegations and Sharmila’s criticism but do not provide a response from the Election Commission or the poll body.
- Person making appeal
- Y S Sharmila, Andhra Pradesh Congress president
- Form mentioned
- Form 7, used to object to the proposed inclusion or deletion of an existing name on the electoral roll
- Person whose name was targeted
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Electoral exercise
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- Stated concern
- Alleged deletion of voters’ names without their knowledge
- Protest
- Sharmila was stopped while travelling from her residence to attend a protest about alleged voter deletions
