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Supreme Court questions Form 6 changes as Election Commission faces backlash

The dispute over voter registration requirements has reached the Supreme Court, while the Election Commission launches a drive to restore eligible voters omitted during electoral roll revisions.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 6 Oct 2026, 11:34 am UTC

Chapters · 3

  1. 1Election Commission Launches Special Drive to Re-Enrol Left-Out Voters After SIR
  2. 2Supreme Court Questions Form 6 Changes as Election Commission Restores Enrolment
  3. 3Supreme Court questions Form 6 changes as Election Commission faces backlash

Key moments · 14

Election Commission allows Form 6 without declaration in non-SIR states

The Hindu ↗

Second EC meeting in five days extends SIR deadlines in some states

Times of India ↗

SIR deadlines extended in Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya

NDTV India ↗

Special drive announced to enrol left-out and first-time voters post-SIR

Indian Express ↗

Directive issued to state electoral officers to launch re-enrolment campaign

Mint ↗

Pending West Bengal tribunal cases excluded from drive

The Hindu ↗

Booth Level Officers tasked with adding deleted but eligible voters

Scroll.in ↗

Kerala sets date for start of special drive to enrol left-out voters

The Hindu ↗

Supreme Court hears challenges to Election Commission's SIR-related decisions

Deutsche Welle ↗

Supreme Court declines to suspend CEC but seeks responses on disputed decisions

Scroll.in ↗

Court denies suspension and questions Form 6 approval

Mint ↗

Commission sources deny changing Form 6 wording

India Today ↗

Supreme Court sends Election Commission notice on Form 6

Indian Express ↗

INDIA bloc demands scrapping SIR and restoring names

Times of India India ↗

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8 articles

  1. SC says unlawful additions to Form 6 will be axed. Is ECI in trouble?
    India Today
  2. INDIA bloc protest: Scrap SIR, restore deleted names, sack CEC Gyanesh Kumar - key demands
    Times of India India
  3. Explainer: Why the Election Commission’s Form 6 for new voters has triggered a legal row
    Scroll.in
  4. 'Modified' form 6 row: Why is Rahul Gandhi training his guns on Gyanesh Kumar, what SC said and how EC responded
    Mint
  5. Did not clear Form 6 change… can annul unilateral decisions: Supreme Court sends notice to Election Commission
    Indian Express

40 articles

  1. Form 6 not modified, only declaration added: Election Commission
    Times of India Top Stories
  2. Secure instructions over SIR procedures: HC to ECI
    The Hindu
  3. ‘If citizens being removed, what is purpose of SIR?’ Bombay High Court asks Election Commission
    Indian Express
  4. Haven't changed a comma, EC sources clarify after SC's Form 6 remark
    India Today
  5. Form 6 row: Rahul Gandhi targets CEC Gyanesh Kumar after Supreme Court clarification
    India News

3 articles

  1. SIR voter list: Form 6, 7, 8 or 9? Which form to use for Aadhaar, address change, name deletion
    Mint
  2. Drive to enrol ‘left-out’ voters of Keralam to begin on October 15, 2026
    The Hindu
  3. ECI to conduct special drive to enrol left-out electors in Villupuram
    The Hindu

3 articles

  1. SIR 2026 voter list: Name deleted? A step-by-step guide on how to get it added back — Form 6 explained
    Mint
  2. Uttarakhand’s SIR final roll is out — but the voter enrolment exercise isn’t over yet
    Indian Express
  3. SIR: EC asks BLOs to revisit voter list, add through Form 6 those eligible but deleted
    Scroll.in

13 articles

  1. Ex-CEC says deleted voters can't use Form 6; EC cites rules to counter claim
    Times of India Top Stories
  2. EC’s post-SIR re-enrolment drive will not include West Bengal cases pending before appellate tribunals
    The Hindu
  3. EC orders special drive for left-out, new voters in states where SIR is over amid Gyanesh Kumar-Oppn row
    Mint
  4. Gyanesh Kumar's U-Turn? ECI orders special drive to enrol left-out, first-time and young voters
    India News
  5. Election Commission's Special Drive To Enrol Left-Out Voters Where SIR Is Over
    NDTV Top Stories