CEC Gyanesh Kumar has come under scrutiny following reports of administrative disagreements within the Election Commission over the SIR rollout. Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly recorded 14 written objections over ten months. Their dissent notes concerned decisions taken during the nationwide Special Intensive Revision exercise under Kumar’s tenure.

Documents indicate that Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi flagged unauthorized alterations to Form 6, which forced new applicants to declare previous voter roll status without statutory rule amendments. The commissioners also expressed strong reservations regarding the gradual centralization of the voter database, software-driven voter deletions, and restrictions on the administrative credentials of local Electoral Registration Officers.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar Responds Amid Opposition SIR Concerns

CEC Gyanesh Kumar faced Opposition demands for resignation and calls for an independent inquiry into voter-roll modifications. The Election Commission responded that internal discussions are part of standard administrative procedures, while stressing that final operational directives had the approval of the full panel.

Legal experts point out that under constitutional provisions and governing laws, decisions within the multi-member panel are determined by majority rule when unanimity is absent. The controversy highlights public demands for clarity on whether objections from two commissioners constituted an institutional majority and how those internal dissents were legally processed before final guidelines were issued.