Election Commission's IT Chief Seema Khanna Under Fire for Voter List Manipulation Allegations

Apart from the Election Commission and Gyanesh Kumar, if there is any name that is being discussed the most at the moment, it is Seema Khanna. Seema Khanna is the Director General of Information Technology of the Election Commission. Her role is being questioned. Dr. Seema Khanna, the Director General of Information Technology of the Election Commission, is very much discussed in the media, politics and social corridors at the moment. She oversees the entire digital and IT system of the Election Commission. Seema Khanna came to the Election Commission on deputation from the National Informatics Center (NIC) in the year 2025. Gyanesh Kumar and Seema Khanna are surrounded by all the opposition parties, including the Congress, TMC and CJP. The opposition alleges that Seema Khanna manipulated the back-end of the software to manipulate the voter list by keeping the ERO and block-level officers in the dark. The Election Commission launched ECINet in January 2026. It connects many apps and databases of the Commission together. It was said that the purpose of making this digital election system transparent and safe. Seema Khanna came to the Election Commission on deputation from the National Informatics Center (NIC) in the year 2025.