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The Economic Times
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Plea filed in SC seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's prosecution for unlawful Form 6 changes

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking prosecution of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar for allegedly taking unilateral decisions in the Election Commission of India (ECI), including changes to Form 6, centralisation of electoral roll data and other decisions despite objections from the other two Election Commissioners.

The plea alleges that these actions led to the exclusion of eligible voters and seeks prosecution of Gyanesh Kumar under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act.

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