Voters Can Fill Form 6 to Get Names Re-Included in Electoral Rolls: EC to Delhi HC
The court said deleted voters from the Special Intensive Revision can seek fresh inclusion through Form 6, rejecting their bid to use Form 8.
- On October 14, the Delhi High Court dismissed a petition from Advocate Nilotpal Datta, ruling that voters whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision may use Form 6 to restore their electoral registration.
- Petitioners, including Datta, missed the SIR enumeration timeline after shifting residences, resulting in deletion from electoral rolls; they sought restoration via Form 8 to avoid declaring themselves first-time voters.
- ECI counsel Sanjay Vashishtha argued Form 6 applies to the new roll being prepared, treating applicants as first-time voters for that roll. Justices Dinesh Mehta and Aditi Choudhary deemed the petitioners' fear of furnishing a false declaration as "misplaced."
- Disposing of the plea, the bench permitted the petitioners to fill Form 6, which shall be processed by the Electoral Registration Officer in accordance with law.
- The SIR process continues across the Capital, where recent CEO data shows over 60% of 33 lakh cases have been disposed of by the Election Commission.
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Voters can fill Form 6 to rejoin electoral rolls: EC to Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has told the Delhi High Court that two voters, whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls after they could not complete the enumeration process during the Special Intensive Revision in the national capital, can fill Form 6 for redressal of their grievance. The statement was made on … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories on Wha…
SIR-deleted voters can seek inclusion through Form 6: EC to HC
The Election Commission of India has told the Delhi high court that two voters, whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls after they could not complete the enumeration process during the Special Intensive Revision in the national capital, can fill Form 6 for redressal of their grievance.
Voters can use Form 6 to get re-inclusion of names in electoral rolls deleted during SIR: EC to Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court closed the two pleas of two voters who had their names deleted from the electoral rolls after the ECI instructed them to fill out Form 6 as they sought re-inclusion and were assured that their concerns were misplaced.
Delhi HC Says Voter’s Fear of False Declaration over Form 6 is ‘Misplaced’, Closes Plea Against Deletion of Names from Electoral Roll
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi High Court has held that the apprehension of a petitioner, whose name was deleted from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), that filing Form 6 to seek fresh inclusion could expose him to allegations of making a false declaration was misplaced, in view of the assurance given by the Election Commission of India (ECI). India News | Delhi HC Says Voter’s Fear …
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