India, Oct. 12 -- The Keralam Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid a controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and allegations of eligible voters being excluded.

The resolution was moved by Chief Minister V D Satheesan and flagged concerns over the revision exercise, the alleged disenfranchisement of eligible voters and the impartiality of the Election Commission.

It called for immediate restoration of voting rights to all eligible voters who may have been wrongfully excluded from the electoral rolls.

The resolution also sought the reconstitution of the committee responsible for selecting Election Commissioners, proposing ...