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Mamata Banerjee Demands Fresh Bengal Elections Amid EC SIR Dissent Row; Calls for CEC's Arrest
She accused the Election Commission of rigging the poll process and said fresh elections should be held with the old voter list.
- On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging the BJP and Election Commission "looted" Bengal Assembly elections held earlier this year.
- Her demands follow reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections 14 times over 10 months to Special Intensive Revision decisions made without their knowledge.
- Defending the Commission, BJP MP Sambit Patra claimed the correspondence was a "sign of a healthy democracy," while the ECI asserted all SIR decisions were "an outcome of the unanimous decisions of the full Commission."
- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi termed the alleged electoral manipulation "vote chori," claiming the BJP, RSS, and Commission "committed an act of treason," as Opposition parties jointly called for the CEC's removal.
- Banerjee vowed pan-India protests until the CEC is arrested, as INDIA bloc partners plan to meet soon to coordinate strategy, while the Commission recently froze the TMC's "All India Trinamool Congress" name amid party factional disputes.
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'Never seen such a scandalous story': Mamata seeks Bengal repoll amid SIR row, demands Gyanesh Kumar's arrest
Former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee demanded a fresh election in Bengal using the previous electoral roll, while alleging that the Assembly polls had been compromised.
·Mumbai, India
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Times of IndiaMamata Banerjee demands fresh Bengal elections amid EC SIR dissent row; calls for CEC's arrest
Mamata Banerjee has called for the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding alleged electoral misconduct. She claims the BJP, in collusion with the Election Commission, manipulated the Bengal Assembly elections. Banerjee is also advocating for new elections across all states where the BJP won post-Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Additionally, she has demanded the resignation of the CEC due to moral reasons.
·Mumbai, India
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