MisleadingAbhijeet Dipke (Cockroach Janta Party) (Cockroach Janta Party)checked 12 Oct 2026“CJP's Abhijeet Dipke demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation within 48 hours over alleged voter deletions, warning of nationwide agitation if demands are not met.”
The claim that voter deletions had taken place is accurate as far as it goes: court orders and the Election Commission's own process show deletions occurred. But the claim omits that the Election Commission says deletions are part of a legal revision process with claims and objections, and court records show some deletions were due to duplicate entries or after notice. The demand for the CEC's resignation is a political demand, not a factual claim, and no official body has found the deletions wrongful.
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Cockroach Janta Party's Abhijeet Dipke alleged that voter deletions had taken place and demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign within 48 hours over them.
msn.com, checked 12 Oct 2026
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The Election Commission of India, which runs elections, said in a March 2025 press note that any inclusion or deletion in the electoral roll is governed by the process of appeals under the Representation of the People Act, 1950. Telangana High Court orders from 2026 record individual deletions, including one where a name was deleted from one place because it appeared twice. No official body has found that the deletions were wrongful or that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar should resign.
- The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision includes deletion of names, and its March 2025 note says inclusions and deletions are governed by legal appeals. [9]
- A Telangana High Court order of 23 July 2026 records a voter's name deleted from one place because it appeared at two places in the same constituency. [10]
- An Andhra Pradesh High Court order of 2 February 2024 records orders deleting names from electoral rolls after notices under Rules 19 and 20. [12]
- The Election Commission capped Form 7 deletion applications at 10 per person after reports of bulk objections, and media reported living electors marked dead in Karnataka. [2][3]
- Oneindia reported that CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke demanded the CEC resign within 48 hours and threatened nationwide agitation. [13]
[2] Election Commission caps Form 7 applications at 10 per voter during electoral roll revision — moneycontrol.com[3] Voter Deletion Row Hits Karnataka; Living Electors Marked Dead in SIR Roll Revision — indiatoday.in[9] Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau — pib.gov.in[10] Smt. Nenavath Pravalika vs The State Election Commission on ... — indiankanoon.org[12] Karumanchi Neelima vs The Election Commission Of India, on 2 ... — indiankanoon.org[13] Gyanesh Kumar Resignation, SIR Rollback, EC Law: What CJP ... — oneindia.com
The claim that voter deletions had taken place is accurate as far as it goes: court orders and the Election Commission's own process show deletions occurred. But the claim omits that the Election Commission says deletions are part of a legal revision process with claims and objections, and court records show some deletions were due to duplicate entries or after notice. The demand for the CEC's resignation is a political demand, not a factual claim, and no official body has found the deletions wrongful.