The Delhi High Court, while hearing a petition filed by two petitioners whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls after they could not complete the enumeration process during the SIR drive in the national capital, held that they (the petitioners) could apply for their inclusion in the electoral roll via Form 6. The Form 6 is prescribed by the election commission to enroll new voters.
\n\nDuring the hearing, the petitioners had approached the court challenging the procedure prescribed by Election Commission of India (ECI) for existing electors who could not be enumerated during SIR, seeking restoration of their entries and permit correction through Form 8 instead of Form 6.
\n\nThe petitioners apprehended that filling Form 6 would amount to making a false declaration.
\n\nThe court, however, observed that their apprehension is misplaced and that they could apply through Form 6, as suggested by the poll body, and that their applications would be processed in accordance with law.
\n\nMeanwhile, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Delhi, is conducting the SIR of electoral rolls from August 31 to October 30, 2026, with the latest figures indicating substantial public participation in the exercise across all 13 districts of the national…
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