Explained: How To Impeach Chief Election Commissioner As Opposition Moves To Remove Gyanesh Kumar

| Mar 14, 2026, 04:47:35 PM | TOI.in
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Opposition parties have submitted a motion in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the first such move against a CEC in India’s history. The notice, signed by 193 MPs, alleges partisan conduct and irregularities in voter roll revisions, particularly linked to the Special Intensive Revision exercise.The Constitution provides strong safeguards to protect the independence of the Election Commission. Under Article 324(5), the CEC can only be removed in the same manner as a Supreme Court judge, which requires a special majority in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Given the ruling coalition’s strength in Parliament, political observers say the motion is unlikely to pass, but it has sparked a debate over the independence and accountability of India’s election commissioner.

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