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Akhilesh Yadav alleges election manipulation and calls for poll chief’s resignation

Source: NDTV · 24 Sep 2026, 14:42 UTC

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has called for Gyanesh Kumar to step down, according to NDTV. Yadav alleged that votes belonging to the current generation had been stolen and said the Samajwadi Party would otherwise have formed the government in 2022.

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has called for Gyanesh Kumar to step down, NDTV reports. Yadav alleged that the election process had deprived the current generation of its votes. He said that, had those votes not been “stolen”, a Samajwadi government would have been formed in 2022.

The supplied material does not provide details of the evidence cited for the allegation or specify the election authority role held by Kumar. It also does not include a response from Kumar, the Election Commission or the BJP. Yadav’s remarks form part of a political accusation about the conduct of elections.

The available report does not establish the allegation independently or provide further details about any complaint or investigation.

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