Overview
- The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that voters who were on earlier rolls but omitted during the Special Intensive Revision can file Form 6 again without facing prosecution provided they are not already registered in another constituency and their declaration complies with law.
- In a November 6 directive the ECI instructed chief electoral officers to let electors listed as ASDD (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate) submit signed Enumeration Forms (Annexure A) afresh in person or online via ECINET e-sign and to publicise the process widely in local languages.
- Officials must put checks in place to avoid duplicate registrations while processing re-submitted forms, and the ECI said it will regenerate partial enumeration forms on the ERO dashboard and display booth-wise lists and reasons for exclusion for public scrutiny.
- On the ground voters and Booth Level Officers have reported confusion and technical glitches that led some people to file Form 6 when an Enumeration Form would have been appropriate, producing wrong entries, duplicate EPICs, and delays in restoration for affected households.
- The dispute has sharpened regional politics: opposition groups in West Bengal have formed a united platform to press the poll body after large deletions, Uttar Pradesh faces contested mass removals and an active re-enrolment window, and Telangana’s SIR process shows most excluded electors being cleared while a small number remain ineligible ahead of final roll publication.