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NSUI Protests Against ECI Over Alleged Voter Deletions and ‘Hijacked’ Commission
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News18•24-09-2026, 15:00
NSUI Protests Against ECI Over Alleged Voter Deletions and ‘Hijacked’ Commission
- •NSUI members staged a protest in Delhi against the Election Commission of India (ECI).
- •Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala accused the ECI of being ‘hijacked’ and demanded an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- •Surjewala alleged that the SIR exercise led to the deletion of 13 crore voters across 19 states, including 1.08 crore in Karnataka.
- •He criticized changes to Form 6 for new voter registration, claiming they impose additional requirements and could affect young voters.
- •Surjewala also alleged that CEC Gyanesh Kumar independently filed 16 lakh appeals in West Bengal against voter enrolments, calling it unprecedented.
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Members of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) held a protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Delhi to voice opposition over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and related controversies.
Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala accused the ECI of being hijacked, claiming that the SIR exercise deleted 13 crore voters across 19 states and alleging that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar independently filed 16 lakh appeals in West Bengal.
Critics raised concerns that changes to Form 6, which is used for new voter registrations, imposed additional requirements that could potentially deny registration to young Gen Z voters.
