Kerala Assembly passes resolution seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
13 October 2026
The Kerala Legislative Assembly passed a resolution on 12 October 2026, moved by the Chief Minister under Rule 118.
It was passed unanimously.
The House demanded restoration of voting rights of eligible voters excluded from the rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
It sought proceedings to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
It also asked for the committee that selects the CEC to be reconstituted with the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.
The House cited the guarantee of universal adult suffrage under Article 326.
In plain words
SIR Special Intensive Revision — A special drive to revise electoral rolls.
Rule 118 Rule 118 of the Assembly's Rules of Procedure — The rule under which this resolution was moved in the House.
Article 326 Article 326 of the Constitution — It provides for elections to the Lok Sabha and Assemblies on the basis of adult suffrage.