2026 anti-CEC protests

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Beginning in September 2026, a series of demonstrations took place in India demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and changes to the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as a result of the 2026 Indian electoral controversy. The protests began following an investigation published by The Indian Express on 23 September, which reported that the two other election commissioners had formally objected on multiple occasions to decisions concerning the electoral-roll revision. The demonstrations have involved opposition parties belonging to the INDIA bloc, the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), and student and civil-society groups. Protests have taken place in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and other cities.

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