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Politics

Sources deny dissent among election commissioners

Source: NDTV · 23 Sep 2026, 04:51 UTC

Sources told NDTV that no election commissioner dissented in the matter involving criticism of Gyanesh Kumar. They said commissioners had made observations, which the election body considered, disputing suggestions that there had been a formal disagreement within the commission.

No election commissioner recorded a dissent in the matter involving Gyanesh Kumar, sources told NDTV. The sources said commissioners had made observations, but described those comments as distinct from a formal dissent. According to their account, the election body examined the observations.

The clarification came as the opposition targeted Kumar, although the available source material does not specify the exact allegations, the issue under dispute or the grounds for the opposition’s criticism. The source also does not identify the commissioners who made the observations or explain what changes, if any, followed the election body’s consideration of them. The information available therefore supports only the sources’ account that there was no dissent and that observations were reviewed.

It does not provide a response from Kumar, the opposition or any additional details about the underlying decision.

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