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Election Commission Rebuts Rahul Gandhi Form 6 Claims With Fact Check
- •The Election Commission of India has strongly pushed back against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's misleading claims regarding the use of Form 6 in the voter enrolment process.
- •Rahul Gandhi had raised concerns over potential irregularities and the inclusion of ineligible voters during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- •The EC clarified that the Bihar SIR order and the declaration attached to Form 6 have both received unanimous commission approval and have been upheld by the Supreme Court.
- •Form 6 is the official application used by eligible citizens to include their names in electoral rolls, subject to a strict verification process.
- •The Supreme Court has recently asked the poll panel to clarify who specifically authorized modifications made to the online Form 6.
Key Questions Answered
Form 6 is the prescribed application form that eligible citizens who are not already registered can file to seek the inclusion of their names in the electoral roll. However, simply filing the form is not the final step, as every application must go through a mandatory verification process before an electoral registration officer makes a final decision.
The Election Commission dismissed Rahul Gandhi's claims as misleading, stating that the June 24, 2025, Bihar SIR order received unanimous approval from the commission and was later upheld by the Supreme Court on May 27, 2026. The EC also pointed out that the Supreme Court has upheld the declaration attached to Form 6 for SIR.
Controversy arose over an additional SIR-related declaration added to the online version of Form 6, with reports indicating that two election commissioners had raised objections. The Supreme Court explicitly stated that it did not approve any modified Form 6 and sought to clarify who made the changes, while the EC later removed the declaration from Form 6 in states where the revision was completed.
