In States where the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is not currently ongoing, the Election Commission (EC) has reverted to allowing the online submission of Form 6, which is used for fresh voter registration, without having to complete an attached declaration that had been brought in for the SIR.
This meant that it had to be filled for the form to be submitted. Form 6 is attached to the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960. Only the Central government, through the Ministry of Law and Justice, has the power to amend the Rules, and by extension, Form 6. On Saturday (September 26, 2026), the EC said in a press release that the declaration accompanying Form 6 would now be used only during the period of the SIR. They said that Form 6, in itself, was never amended and that the declaration was merely added along with it. EC officials also said that the power to add the declaration form was upheld by the Supreme Court on May 27, 2026.
The issue with the online submission of the form occurred due to changes made by the IT department so that a person filling the form does not have to e-sign twice — both in Form 6 and separately in the declaration, according to the officials.
