Politics · India · 6 hrs ago
EC says previously enrolled voters can use Form 6 to restore names
The Election Commission says previously enrolled voters can use Form 6 to seek inclusion if their names are missing from draft rolls during the Special Intensive Revision.
The clarification follows a Supreme Court request concerning nearly 4.3 million Delhi residents removed after they could not be found at their last known addresses.
The court said people who appeared on the 2026 rolls should not have to reapply as new voters, and suggested Form 8 or the enumeration process instead.
The commission said voters may submit Form 6 even if they were enrolled before, after some feared its declaration would be false.
In Telangana, voters have also been deleted after address-change applications and enumeration forms were not handled together.
Some voters lost their names despite applying to change address, and officials did not always notify them before deletion.
The commission's clarification gives affected voters a route to seek inclusion, while activists have called for immediate compliance with the court's direction.
The Election Commission said previously enrolled voters whose names are missing from draft Special Intensive Revision rolls may submit Form 6 to seek inclusion in the final voters’ list.
The clarification followed a Supreme Court request concerning nearly 4.3 million Delhi residents whose names were removed after they could not be found at their last known addresses.
The Supreme Court suggested these voters be allowed to restore their names through Form 8 or the enumeration process, rather than reapply as new voters through Form 6.
The Commission said voters’ concern that Form 6 would require a false declaration was misplaced, citing a Delhi High Court judgment.
In Telangana, voters have also reported being deleted from draft rolls after address-change applications and enumeration forms were not handled as expected.
- Who
- The Election Commission of India. The clarification concerns voters missing from draft SIR rolls, including previously enrolled voters.
- What
- The Commission said they may submit Form 6 to seek inclusion in the final voters’ list.
- When
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
- Where
- India, with the clarification sent to state chief electoral officers and particular concern raised about Delhi; related SIR problems were reported in Telangana.
- Why
- Some previously enrolled voters were hesitant to use Form 6 because it requires a declaration that their name is being included for the first time.
Supreme Court
Election Commission of India
Form for affected previously enrolled voters
Supreme Court
The Court suggested allowing the Delhi voters to restore their names through Form 8 or the enumeration process, rather than requiring them to reapply as new voters through Form 6.
Election Commission of India
The Commission said previously enrolled voters whose names are missing from draft SIR rolls may submit Form 6 to seek inclusion in the final list.
The Delhi High Court issued a judgment later cited by the Election Commission in its clarification.
Telangana had received 11,63,294 Form-8 applications, of which 9,19,275 were accepted and 1,64,865 rejected.
The Election Commission told state chief electoral officers that previously enrolled voters missing from draft SIR rolls could submit Form 6.
- Delhi residents affected
- Nearly 4.3 million
- Form-6 declaration concern
- Applicants are asked to declare that their name is being included in electoral rolls for the first time
- Telangana Form-8 applications received
- 11,63,294 as of November 2, 2026
- Telangana Form-8 applications accepted
- 9,19,275 as of November 2, 2026
- Telangana Form-8 applications rejected
- 1,64,865 as of November 2, 2026
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EC: Previously enrolled voters can submit form 6 for inclusion
Telangana SIR: Address change applications at odds with enumeration forms ending up in deletion of voters
What people are saying
Therefore, such electors believe that submission of Form 6, in view of their previous enrolment, would amount to making a false declaration and render them liable for prosecution under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950
We haven’t received any SOPs or instructions from the ECI to get people placed under ASDD categories to fill Form8
We collected our Enumeration Forms during the SIR process, but did not submit it thinking that we would get our names included at the old address. Now, we have found out that our names are deleted, with the remark that we were ‘untraceable’
This is a defect/bug in your software