Delhi SIR: Voters Directed To Re-enroll Through Form 6 Move Supreme Court

Before the Supreme Court, an issue has been flagged by a few voters who have been asked by the Election Commission to re-enroll under the Form-6 as the Special intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls in underway.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan informed a CJI Surya Kant led bench today that an urgent application has been moved in the Delhi SIR petition pending before court. "They are asking persons to fill out a declaration in Form 6 that they have not voted before. Last date is October 30th. Your lordship may have this next week. The EC may allow them to fill Form 8. This court issued notice in the petition returnable for October 30th," Bhushan stated.

"We are thinking of passing an order that may resolve your concerns," CJI Kant told Bhushan.

Form 6 is the application prescribed for individuals seeking inclusion of their names in electoral rolls as new voters. The present controversy concerns an additional declaration attached to the online version of Form 6 during the SIR exercise in certain states. The declaration requires applicants to provide information regarding whether they or specified family members appeared in electoral rolls prepared during an earlier SIR exercise.

Two days back, Supreme Court clarified that it has neither approved nor disapproved the modified Form 6 (used for inclusion of their names in electoral rolls) used by the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, stating that the Court had not adjudicated upon the modified form.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana made the clarification after a petitioner pointed out that the Supreme Court had earlier stated that the modified Form 6 had not been approved by it, while the Election Commission had claimed that the declaration attached to the form had been upheld by the Court.

In the Delhi SIR petition, Supreme Court on September 22 had questioned the Election Commission of India over the manner in which notices were being issued to voters during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of Delhi’s electoral rolls.

Court heard a plea concerning notices issued to more than 33 lakh voters whose names have been flagged for either “no mapping” with the 2002 electoral roll or “logical discrepancies.”

The Court observed that the notices appeared to have been issued “almost mechanically” and sought clarification from the ECI on the basis for identifying voters under the “logical discrepancy” category. The Bench also sought details regarding the manpower deployed for the verification exercise.

The petition has been filed by activists Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri and argued by advocate Prashant Bhushan. It challenges the failure to disclose the names of voters who have been issued notices and the specific reasons for such notices.

The petitioners have sought a searchable, consolidated list identifying all electors who received notices, along with the precise reason for each notice. They have also sought disclosure of the criteria, algorithmic parameters and operational guidelines used to identify “logical discrepancies.”

The Delhi SIR has generated significant attention after the draft electoral roll published on August 31, 2026 removed around 47.7 lakh names from the existing list of approximately 1.45 crore electors. The Election Commission said the enumeration phase resulted in forms being collected and uploaded for about 97.51 lakh electors.

Those whose names are missing from the draft roll can file claims for inclusion between August 31 and September 30, along with the prescribed forms and supporting documents. The process also provides for verification and hearings where required. The Delhi SIR schedule has been revised three times. Under the latest timeline, the final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on November 4, 2026.

Mentioning Date: October 14, 2026

Bench: CJI Kant, Justice Bagchi