No change: ECI clarifies on Form 6 that caused 'rift' in election body

The Election Commission said there has been "no change" to the existing Form 6, after an investigation by the Indian Express found that two Election Commissioners formally objected to alterations in the document that is required to be filled out to register as a new voter.

India Today3 sources1 min read4 days agoFiled September 24, 2026

Election CommissionSIR instructionsSIR order for Bihar dated June 24, 2025SIR order for Phase 1 in Bihar (issued June 24, 2025)SIR orders for Phase 2 in a dozen states/UTs (issued Oct 27, 2025)SIR orders for Phase 3 in 19 states/UTs (issued May 14, 2026)SSR exercise order of May 29, 2023 (qualifying date Jan 1, 2024)orders for SIR Phase 2 and 3several measures concerning its internal functioning and the SIR, including a review of ECINET by a committee with an independent expert from an IIT or IIIT, advance circulation of agendas for Commission meetings and doorstep collection of documents from voters issued noticessoftware update in the application used by booth level officers (Apple app store description 'mark VIP elector-related changes')

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No change: ECI clarifies on Form 6 that caused 'rift' in election body

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