New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Election Commission of India on Wednesday rejected suggestions of an internal rupture within the poll panel, saying written objections, observations and technical suggestions by individual Election Commissioners were part of its normal functioning and that all decisions taken by the Commission over the past year, including those relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, were unanimous.

The clarification came hours after an investigation by The Indian Express reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had formally objected on record at least 14 times over the previous 10 months to decisions and orders concerning voter registration, deletion and restoration ...