Overview
- About 180 MPs have signed notices to seek the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with submissions planned in both Houses by Friday though the process could take months if admitted.
- The Court directed the creation of appellate tribunals led by former high court chief justices and judges, asked the ECI to notify members and fund the mechanism, and warned parties not to question judicial officers deciding cases.
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said no eligible voter will be removed, pledged zero tolerance for violence or intimidation, and announced measures including 100% booth webcasting, a mobile-phone ban inside booths, home voting for voters aged 85+, and a seven-day EVM recheck window for candidates.
- Official data show around 63.66 lakh deletions since November and roughly 60 lakh electors under adjudication, with about 10 lakh cases disposed so far and supplementary lists yet to be published.
- The EC deployed micro-observers only in West Bengal due to many undecided ERO/AERO cases, and it has not clarified whether the poll schedule will await completion of the adjudication process.