Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Kavitha Says Electoral Reform Matters More Than Replacing CEC
Kalvakuntla Kavitha says changing the chief election official would not fix the bigger problems she sees in elections.
She wants the government to bring back paper ballots.
She says this would help make elections fair and clear.
Her party, TRS, may join protests with other groups to support this change.
TRS also plans to run candidates in two upcoming graduate elections.
The party is ready to contest a Khairatabad by-election if one is announced.
Kavitha also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help farming families affected by severe drought.
She said 60 lakh families are suffering.
Kalvakuntla Kavitha said replacing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would not fix problems with the electoral system.
She called on the Union government to restore paper ballots, which she said would help ensure clean, transparent and fair elections.
Kavitha said TRS would work with like-minded organizations and could protest in New Delhi to press for paper ballots.
She said TRS would field candidates in two upcoming graduate constituency elections and was ready to contest the Khairatabad by-election when announced.
Kavitha urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to support 60 lakh farming families facing severe drought conditions across the region.
- Who
- TRS leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha; she also referred to the Congress and INDI Alliance agitation.
- What
- Kavitha called for electoral-system reform and a return to paper ballots, and discussed upcoming elections and drought-affected farming families.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide a date.
- Where
- Hyderabad, where Kavitha addressed a press conference; she said protests could also take place in New Delhi.
- Why
- Kavitha said changing the Chief Election Commissioner would not address what she sees as problems with the electoral system, and called for paper ballots to support fair elections.
Change the election official
Reform the electoral system
Response to concerns about elections
Change the election official
The Congress and INDI Alliance were demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
Reform the electoral system
Kavitha said a resignation would achieve nothing and argued that fundamental electoral-system reform, including a return to paper ballots, was needed.
- Speaker
- Kalvakuntla Kavitha, a TRS leader
- Election official discussed
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Proposed voting method
- Paper ballots
- Upcoming contests
- TRS plans to field candidates in two graduate constituency elections.
- Khairatabad by-election
- Kavitha said the timing remained uncertain because a case involving Vijaya Reddy was pending in court.
- Drought appeal
- Kavitha urged Narendra Modi to support 60 lakh farming families she said were suffering under severe drought conditions.