Election Commission Defends Unanimous SIR Decisions and CEC Functioning in Supreme Court
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has filed a unanimous counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court defending Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar against allegations of unilateral decision-making during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The ECI stated all three SIR orders issued between June 2025 and May 2026 were approved collectively by the Commission's three members. It clarified that Form 6 for voter registration was not amended, and objections during file processing do not constitute final decisions. The petition challenging the CEC's functioning is based solely on a single media report and deemed not maintainable.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 87%, Right 13%). Overall sentiment is neutral (57/100). Lens Score 58/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, news18, ndtv, mint, news18, timesnow, news18, thehindu, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–65/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 26 Oct, 04:25 pm. Other outlets followed.