EC adds section to voter enrolment form asking if applicants’ parents were part of last SIR: Report

The Election Commission has added a new section to the online version of Form 6, asking applicants whether they or their parents were part of the last special intensive revision of electoral rolls, The Indian Express reported on Sunday.

The new declaration appears only in the online Form 6 available on the ECINET portal. The downloadable statutory version of the form remains unchanged.

Form 6 is used by persons applying to be included in the electoral roll after turning 18, acquiring Indian citizenship or if their name has been deleted from the voter list.

This came as the third phase of the special intensive revision exercise is underway in 16 states and three Union Territories. More than 5.5 crore names have been deleted from electoral rolls in 10 states and three Union Territories since the exercise began last year, The Indian Express reported.

The form has not been amended since the Election Commission began the special intensive revision in June 2025, the newspaper reported. Section 28 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 says that only the Union government can amend the rules governing electoral forms, including Form 6.

Although the new declaration is not marked as mandatory, applicants cannot submit the online form without filling it.

The added section asks applicants to choose one of the three options: “my name...

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