Kerala Assembly passes Rule 118 resolution seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner
13 October 2026
On 12 October 2026 the Kerala Legislative Assembly passed a resolution seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The resolution was passed by a show of hands, with BJP MLAs the only members opposing it, PTI reported.
Chief Minister V D Satheesan moved the resolution under Rule 118.
The resolution deals with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and seeks urgent restoration of voting rights of eligible voters excluded from the rolls.
It seeks the initiation of proceedings to remove the Chief Election Commissioner.
It seeks reconstitution of the selection committee for Election Commissioners to include the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.
The resolution states that the exclusion of eligible voters violated the guarantee of universal adult suffrage under Article 326.
In plain words
SIR Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls — The revision of voter lists that the resolution seeks to address.
Article 326 Elections to Lok Sabha and Assemblies on the basis of adult suffrage — It gives every citizen aged 18 or above the right to vote, subject to disqualifications.