Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Akhilesh Yadav Questions Election Commission After Express Investigation
Akhilesh Yadav is the leader of the Samajwadi Party.
He commented on a newspaper report about the Election Commission.
The report said two of the Commission’s three members had objected to decisions several times.
These decisions were reportedly taken without those members knowing about them.
The objections happened at least 14 times over 10 months.
Yadav said this raised questions about how the Commission works.
He also connected the issue to elections held in Uttar Pradesh.
In particular, he referred to his earlier claims about the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the Election Commission had been “exposed” by differences revealed during the SIR exercise.
His comments followed an Indian Express report about objections raised by two of the Commission’s three members.
The report said the two members objected at least 14 times in 10 months to decisions taken without their knowledge.
Yadav said the officials’ objections raised questions about the Election Commission’s functioning and recent electoral outcomes.
He linked the issue to his earlier allegations concerning the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and officials of the Election Commission of India.
- What
- Yadav criticized the Election Commission after a report described repeated objections by two of its three members.
- When
- Yadav made the remarks on Wednesday; the objections were reported to have occurred over 10 months.
- Where
- The remarks concerned the Election Commission of India and were linked by Yadav to Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Yadav was responding to an Indian Express report and connecting it to his earlier allegations about the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Speaker
- Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief
- Institution
- Election Commission of India
- Report source
- The Indian Express
- Reported objections
- At least 14 objections
- Officials involved
- Two of the Election Commission’s three members
- Reported period
- 10 months
- Related election
- 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections