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Indian Election Chief Faces Revolt Over 130 Million Purged Voters

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Indian Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar flanked by dissenting Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
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Two Indian election commissioners objected 14 times to unilateral decisions by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as a contentious drive purged over 130 million voter names.

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    India's Election Commission is embroiled in an escalating constitutional and political crisis following disclosures that two election commissioners repeatedly objected to unilateral decisions made by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a contentious nationwide voter roll purge. The internal revolt, first reported by The Indian Express and subsequently covered by BBC News Nepali and Onlinekhabar, has triggered street demonstrations in New Delhi and calls from opposition parties for Kumar's resignation or arrest.

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