Delhi Voters Deleted in SIR Face Form 6 Dispute
Petitioners have made an urgent mention in the Supreme Court because the Election Commission of India still insists that excluded voters in Delhi apply under Form 6. On October 28, the Supreme Court said the ECI was in error to ask pre-existing voters, deleted from the rolls, to apply as new voters.
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Context: SIR stands for Special Intensive Revision, a process in which the Election Commission updates voter rolls with a detailed check. Form 6 is the form used to add a new voter to the electoral roll in India.
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