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EC Removes SIR Declaration from Form 6 After Objections
- •The Election Commission removed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) declaration from Form 6 on its ECINET portal in states where the revision is complete.
- •The move follows reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected to the declaration's addition, citing legal amendment requirements.
- •The declaration, previously inserted between Sections J and K of the online Form 6, is no longer visible in states with published final SIR electoral rolls.
- •It continues to appear in states where the SIR exercise is still underway, according to the Indian Express.
- •The issue arose from the EC's decision to introduce a separate declaration during the SIR in Bihar in 2025, without formally amending the statutory Form 6.
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The Election Commission removed the Special Intensive Revision declaration from Form 6 on the ECINET portal for states where the revision is complete, following objections that the online addition lacked a formal statutory amendment approved by the Union Law Ministry and violated the Registration of Electors Rules 1960.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections after noting that the online application portal incorporated the mandatory declaration without a formal amendment to the statutory form prescribed under the law.
The issue originated during the EC's decision to introduce a separate declaration for applicants during the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar in 2025, requiring applicants or their family members to state whether they were included in previous SIR rolls.
