They won't have to fill form 6, EC saysNEW DELHI: Electors across seven states/UTs undergoing SIR, including Delhi, who were excluded from the draft electoral roll on account of being absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD) and whose enumeration forms (EFs) were not received, will be provided one more opportunity to get their names included in the final electoral roll by filling up the SIR form afresh. They will no longer have to fill Form 6, meant for fresh enrolment, or Form 8, if they were excluded due to shifting of place of residence within the same state/UT.The drive in states where SIR is under way - Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana and Nagaland - may come as a relief for deleted electors who were reluctant to fill Form 6 to be added back, in view of the declaration in the form that they were enrolling for the first time. "Basically, the enumeration window which stopped with the publication of draft roll is being reopened for the deleted ASDD voters till the end of the claims and objections…
One more chance for excluded voters in Delhi, 6 other states
In short
The Election Commission of India is allowing individuals tagged as absent, shifted, dead, or duplicate during the ongoing revision to submit fresh enumeration forms. Electors in Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana, and Nagaland no longer need to file Form 6 or Form 8 for intra-state address modifications. Instead, they must submit their forms with an explanatory annexure and residence proof to the relevant electoral registration officer. To speed up integration, election officials will generate partially filled enumeration forms on the ECINet dashboard for booth-level outreach.
Key points
- Excluded voters marked as absent, shifted, dead, or duplicate have until the end of the c…: Excluded voters marked as absent, shifted, dead, or duplicate have until the end of the claims and objections window to reapply.
- Submissions must feature an annexure explaining the initial non-submission alongside rele…: Submissions must feature an annexure explaining the initial non-submission alongside relevant address proof for relocated electors.
- Booth-level officers have been instructed by district election officers to actively conta…: Booth-level officers have been instructed by district election officers to actively contact excluded electors to ensure final roll inclusion.