New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Wednesday asserted that any administrative or policy choice made by the poll panel without a majority consensus is fundamentally illegal, stepping into the national debate surrounding internal friction within the apex electoral institution.

While referencing the Indian Express report that stated that two Election Commissioners had raised objections multiple times over decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and electoral roll procedures, Quraishi emphasised that the statutory framework established in 1993 explicitly prevents unilateral executive control, recalling the historical shift toward a multi-member body.

"It is very clearly written...