Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Odisha Voter Drive Receives 33,515 Form-6 Applications
Odisha held a three-day drive to help people get onto the voter lists.
It ran from October 7 to 9.
People submitted 33,515 applications using Form-6.
Of these, 1,448 were from eligible voters whose names were missing from the lists.
Another 32,067 came from new and young voters.
Officials set up 26,446 camps to help people apply.
Booth Level Officers will visit homes until the end of October to explain registration and name corrections.
The drive followed allegations by opposition parties that many eligible voters’ names had been deleted during a roll revision.
A three-day voter enrolment drive in Odisha received 33,515 Form-6 applications.
The drive ran from October 7 to 9 on the Election Commission’s directions.
Of the applications, 1,448 came from eligible voters missing from the rolls and 32,067 from new and young voters.
The Chief Electoral Officer organised 26,446 special camps to help people submit applications.
Booth Level Officers are to continue door-to-door voter-registration awareness visits until the end of October.
- Who
- People applying to join Odisha’s electoral rolls, including first-time and young voters and eligible voters whose names were missing.
- What
- A special enrolment drive received 33,515 Form-6 applications.
- When
- The drive ran from October 7 to 9; door-to-door awareness visits are planned through the end of October.
- Where
- Odisha, India.
- Why
- The drive aimed to help eligible voters left off the rolls and newly eligible young people enrol.
Opposition parties
Election officials
Voter names missing from electoral rolls
Opposition parties
Opposition parties alleged that more than 27.50 lakh eligible voters’ names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision.
Election officials
Officials said the enrolment drive was intended to help eligible voters missing from the rolls and newly eligible young people apply for inclusion.
- Form-6 applications received
- 33,515
- Applications from eligible voters missing from the rolls
- 1,448
- Applications from new and young voters
- 32,067
- Special camps
- 26,446 across Odisha
- Drive dates
- October 7 to 9
- Door-to-door awareness visits
- Booth Level Officers to continue visits until the end of October
- Context
- Opposition parties alleged that more than 27.50 lakh eligible voters were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision; the final list was published on September 21.
