INDIA Alliance Protests Over Voter Deletions

13 UPDATES · 7 DAYS · 3 OCT 2026 — 9 OCT 2026

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Latest · 9 Oct 2026

Communist Party of India (Marxist) and CPI activists protested in Visakhapatnam to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote deletion conspiracies.

What this timeline covers

This event covers the INDIA alliance's planned protests against alleged voter deletions and the specific claims made by the CPM and CPI regarding the SIR exercise, including all reactions, analyses, and follow-up developments of these allegations. It excludes other actions by the INDIA alliance, CPM, CPI, BJP, or Narendra Modi that are not directly related to the voter deletion controversy.

The full story, from the beginning

3Oct

STORY BEGINS — The Hindu

TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud announced a series of INDIA alliance protests on October 6, October 8, and November 1 against alleged voter deletions.

4Oct

The Hindu

Actor and activist Prakash Raj accused the BJP and RSS of using the Election Commission of India’s Systematic Intensive Revision to delete 13 crore voters during a rally in Dharwad.

The Hindu

Actor and activist Prakash Raj accused the BJP of using the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision to delete 13 crore names from marginalized groups during a rally.

7Oct

The Hindu

Actor-activist Prakash Raj and several others criticized the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision, alleging that over 13 crore people were removed from electoral rolls.

The Hindu

Prakash Raj held a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram demanding the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision and urging citizens to protest against the disenfranchisement of over 13 crore voters.

The Hindu

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi alleged that Rahul Gandhi is protesting the Election Commission of India out of desperation following electoral defeats.

8Oct

The Hindu

Revanth Reddy joined the INDIA bloc's protest to demand that Narendra Modi remove the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging the Election Commission of India deleted over 13 crore names.

9Oct

Al Jazeera

Meta removed a parody video by Brijesh Jha alleging voter disenfranchisement by Gyanesh Kumar and the BJP following protests by Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party in New Delhi.

The Hindu

B. Mahesh Kumar Goud alleged that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi maintained silence on electoral roll revisions due to a tacit understanding with the BJP to avoid scrutiny.

The Hindu

The INDIA bloc urged President Droupadi Murmu to repeal assembly elections in seven states and territories due to alleged vote theft while demanding Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.

NDTV

An INDIA bloc delegation met President Droupadi Murmu to demand Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, the repeal of a 2023 law, and a return to paper ballots for 13.30 crore voters.

The Hindu

Jairam Ramesh of the Congress alleged that special intensive revision is disenfranchising crores of Indians and removing millions of voters from Uttar Pradesh's rolls.

LATEST UPDATE — The Hindu

Communist Party of India (Marxist) and CPI activists protested in Visakhapatnam to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote deletion conspiracies.

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