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Rahul Gandhi Targets CEC Gyanesh Kumar Over Modified Form 6
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News18•05-10-2026, 17:19
Rahul Gandhi Targets CEC Gyanesh Kumar Over Modified Form 6
- •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of changing Form 6 illegally and unilaterally to help the BJP.
- •The Supreme Court clarified that it had not approved any modified version of Form 6, following petitions challenging the Election Commission's functioning.
- •A bench issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission, stating it would examine records before deciding further action.
- •The controversy stems from an additional declaration added to Form 6 during the SIR exercise, which other election commissioners reportedly objected to.
- •Opposition parties and student groups held protests demanding Kumar's resignation over alleged electoral irregularities.
Key Questions Answered
A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant clarified that the Supreme Court had not approved any modified version of Form 6 and stated that the court would examine the records to determine who made the modifications.
During the SIR process, an additional declaration was added to the online Form 6, requiring new applicants to state whether their names or those of their parents or grandparents appeared in electoral rolls from the previous SIR.
Election Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi formally objected at least 14 times over 10 months, arguing that changes to Form 6 and other SIR procedures were illegal and unauthorized because Form 6 cannot be changed without amending the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
