Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Sanjay Raut Demands Maharashtra Election Cancellation, CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation
Sanjay Raut says Maharashtra’s Assembly elections were not fair.
He accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of helping the BJP and Eknath Shinde.
Raut demanded that Kumar resign and face legal action.
He also said the election should be cancelled.
Raut criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove him.
His comments followed an Indian Express report about disagreements inside the Election Commission.
The report said two election commissioners objected 14 times to certain decisions.
Those decisions involved adding, deleting and restoring voters’ names.
The article does not give a response from Gyanesh Kumar to Raut’s allegations.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, suspension and legal action.
Raut alleged that the Maharashtra Assembly elections were unfair and that votes had been stolen.
He accused Kumar of helping the BJP and Eknath Shinde during the election process.
Raut urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Union Home Minister Amit Shah from the Cabinet.
An Indian Express investigation reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected 14 times to election-related decisions.
- Who
- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut made the allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and also criticized Amit Shah.
- What
- Raut demanded Kumar’s resignation, suspension and legal action, and called for the Maharashtra Assembly elections to be cancelled.
- When
- Raut made the remarks after an Indian Express investigation reported repeated objections by two election commissioners over the previous 10 months.
- Where
- The remarks were made to reporters in Mumbai, concerning the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
- Why
- Raut said the elections were unfair and alleged that electoral decisions and votes had favored the BJP and its allies.
- Main demand
- Sanjay Raut called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, suspension and legal action.
- Election claim
- Raut said the Maharashtra Assembly elections should be cancelled because they could not be considered fair.
- Alleged beneficiaries
- Raut accused Kumar of helping the BJP and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
- Internal objections
- Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly objected at least 14 times over 10 months.
- Issues cited
- The objections involved voter registration, deletion and restoration of names, and appeals concerning voter inclusion.
- Other political demand
- Raut urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Union Home Minister Amit Shah from the Cabinet.