The controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi has resurfaced, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) facing fresh questions about its treatment of excluded voters.
On Wednesday, November 4, 2026, advocate Prashant Bhushan urgently raised the issue before the Supreme Court, alleging that the ECI was still asking voters removed from the electoral rolls during the SIR process to fill out Form 6.
The affected voters fall under four categories: Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate (ASDD). These categories are used to identify voters who were not found at their registered addresses, had shifted elsewhere, were reported dead or had duplicate entries in the electoral list.
The major concern is that Form 6 is specifically designed for people applying for voter registration as new electors. Petitioners argue that previously registered voters should not be treated as first-time applicants simply because their names have been removed from the electoral rolls.
The issue became particularly significant after the Supreme Court's October 28, 2026, clarification. The court had indicated that the ECI was wrong in asking existing voters whose names were deleted to apply as new voters through Form 6 under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
However, according to the petitioners, the practice is still continuing in Delhi.
The development has raised concerns about electoral transparency, citizens' voting rights and the proper implementation of judicial directions. The controversy highlights the importance of ensuring that no eligible voter is unfairly left out of the democratic process
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