Overview
- The Election Commission told the Supreme Court in affidavits filed Nov 14–15 that electors who were enrolled earlier but omitted from SIR draft rolls may file Form 6 without facing prosecution provided they are not already registered in another constituency and their declaration follows the law.
- By a Nov 6 communication and follow-up affidavits the commission instructed chief electoral officers in seven SIR states and UTs to accept re-submitted Enumeration Forms (Annexure A) for current ordinary residence and to allow waived or adjusted steps for intra‑state shifts.
- Operational orders include online ECINET submission with e-sign, regeneration of partially filled enumeration forms on the ERO dashboard, public booth‑wise lists showing probable reasons for exclusion, and multiple outreach channels such as BLO visits, WhatsApp and SMS.
- Reporting from the field shows confusion: several voters filed Form 6 before the EF refile guidance and some Booth Level Officers reported not receiving the new instructions, leaving some electors uncertain about which process to follow.
- The measures respond to a Supreme Court prompt to reach ASDD (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate) voters and come as the EC defends the SIR’s legality, warns of scale and digitalisation challenges, and asks CEOs to widely publicise the new guidance in local languages.