Students overturn barricade at CEC protest in New Delhi

Members of AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF overturned a barricade in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, protesting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.

A student union member displayed a protest poster in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, joining the call for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down over alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls.

A student union member lay on the road during the New Delhi demonstration on 4 October 2026, escalating pressure on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged lapses in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls.

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were deployed at the protest site in New Delhi on 4 October 2026 as members of AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF demonstrated against alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls' SIR process.

A student union member raised a placard in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, demanding that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over what protesters described as irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Protesters held placards calling for the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, citing alleged lapses in the SIR process that they say compromised the integrity of electoral rolls.

Student union members marched through New Delhi on 4 October 2026, brandishing placards that targeted alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's immediate resignation.

Social activist Yogendra Yadav joined the New Delhi demonstration on 4 October 2026, lending civil society backing to the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged SIR electoral roll irregularities.

Members of the All India Students' Association (AISA), Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS), Students' Federation of India (SFI) and All India Students' Federation (AISF) carried placards in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, protesting alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls' SIR process.

Four major student organisations — AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF — united in New Delhi on 4 October 2026 to jointly demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls.

Activists from AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF staged a coordinated demonstration in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls contained significant anomalies that warranted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal.

Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat raised slogans at the New Delhi protest on 4 October 2026, backing the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls.

Brinda Karat, a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), actively led the slogan raising at the New Delhi rally on 4 October 2026, amplifying opposition voices demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the alleged SIR irregularities.

A student union member shouted slogans at the New Delhi demonstration on 4 October 2026, demanding that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar step down following allegations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls.

Student union members raised slogans outside the protest site in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, keeping up vocal pressure on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over what they alleged were serious flaws in the SIR electoral roll process.

A student union member attempted to climb onto a bus during the heated demonstration in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, as tensions rose at the protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal over alleged SIR electoral roll lapses.

Police personnel clashed with members of AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, as demonstrators pressed their demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged SIR electoral roll irregularities.

A stand off between police and members of AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF marked the New Delhi protest on 4 October 2026, with student groups alleging that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar oversaw irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls.

Clashes broke out between police and student protesters from AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF in New Delhi on 4 October 2026 during demonstrations against alleged SIR irregularities and calls for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.

Activists from four student organisations — AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF — waved placards at the New Delhi rally on 4 October 2026, highlighting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and demanding the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF mobilised jointly in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down amid allegations that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was marred by irregularities.

A student alliance comprising AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a New Delhi demonstration on 4 October 2026, alleging that the SIR voter roll revision process was carried out irregularly.

Hundreds of student demonstrators from AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF reportedly marched in New Delhi on 4 October 2026, carrying placards that cited alleged flaws in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as grounds for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.

The New Delhi protest on 4 October 2026 saw members of AISA, KYS, SFI and AISF collectively press Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign, alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was conducted with significant irregularities.

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