The Election Commission on Tuesday said previously enrolled voters can submit Form 6 for inclusion as electors if their names are missing from draft Special Intensive Revision (SIR) rolls.
The clarification comes amid concerns among those whose names have been deleted from draft SIR rolls that submitting Form 6 , which carries a declaration that the applicant is seeking inclusion in the voters’ list for the first time, could amount to making a false declaration and invite prosecution under the Representation of the People Act.
In a letter to all state chief electoral officers, the Election Commission (EC) said that it has been brought to its notice that certain people whose names do not figure in the draft electoral roll published during the ongoing SIR are hesitant to submit Form 6 as they are also required to furnish a declaration prescribed in the form to the effect that their name is being included in the electoral rolls for the first time. The EC clarified that voters whose names do not figure in the draft SIR rolls can submit Form 6 to seek fresh inclusion in the final voters’ list, even if they were enrolled previously. 14955/2026), decided on October 14. Earlier reporting noted: Meanwhile, petitioners in the Delhi SIR case wrote to the ECI seeking urgent implementation of a Supreme Court directive allowing voters deleted from the Absent/Shifted/Dead/Duplicate list to use an enumeration form and/or Form 8 to be included in the voter list.
Because they had been included in a previous electoral roll and then submitted Form 6 — meant for new voters — during the special intensive revision (SIR) process or afterwards, provided they were not already enrolled in another Parliamentary or Assembly constituency, earlier reporting noted: No action against voters seeking re-enrolment through Form 6: ECI The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday (November 2, 2026) said no action would be taken against voters merely. Election Commission of India & Ors. (W.P. (C) No.
Earlier reporting noted: The ECI said the clarification was in line with a Delhi High Court ruling in Nilotpal Datta & Anr. v.
