India, Nov. 1 -- The Supreme Court hearing on October 27, 2026, regarding the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, and connected matters yielded several significant developments and clarifications.

The day before, the ECI filed a counter affidavit, which the top court took on record and asked the contesting parties to respond to the poll body's stance.

The ECI strongly rejected allegations that CEC Gyanesh Kumar acted unilaterally. The poll body maintained that all three key SIR orders (issued in June 2025, October 2025, and May 2026) were unanimous decisions of the Commission, involving both Election Commissioners.

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