# EC says old voters can file Form 6 after SIR name removal 2026-11-03T15:23:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets The Election Commission of India on 3 November clarified that voters whose names were excluded from the draft electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) can file Form 6 for re-enrolment. The EC said filing the form solely because the voter was previously registered will not attract action under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 for a false declaration. The relief applies only if the voter is not already registered in another constituency and the declaration complies with legal provisions. Bhaskar.com reports that 13 crore names were removed from draft rolls across 30 states in 2025-26. The Commission cited the Delhi High Court's judgment of 14 October 2026 in Neelotpal Dutta & Ors v. Election Commission of India, which rejected similar fears. Many voters had hesitated to file Form 6 because it requires a declaration that the applicant's name is being added for the first time. The EC has directed all state chief electoral officers to publicise the clarification widely in local languages. Update, 3 November 2026: Bhaskar.com and Prabhatkhabar.com also report the EC's 3 November clarification. Bhaskar.com adds that 13 crore names were removed from draft rolls during SIR across 30 states, and that the EC had already removed a 2003 voter-list query from Form 6 in October. Other outlets confirm the EC's relief for affected voters. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All four outlets report the EC's 3 November clarification identically: voters whose names were dropped during SIR can file Form 6 without fear of prosecution under Section 31. Bhaskar.com adds a newsworthy figure, 13 crore names were removed across 30 states, and notes the EC had already removed a 2003 voter-list query from the form in October. The other outlets omit those details, sticking to the core relief. The coverage is uniform straight reporting, no outlet frames the move as criticism of the EC's own SIR process, and none accuses the government. The practical next step for affected voters remains the same: check the draft roll and file Form 6. ## Coverage Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Leads with relief, omits scale of deletions - amarujala.com (neutral report) Brief wire-style summary, no added context - bhaskar.com (neutral report) Adds 13 crore deletions figure, most complete account - prabhatkhabar.com (neutral report) Repeats EC statement, no independent context This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Delhi High Court, Election Commission of India, Form-6, Section 31, Special Intensive Revision Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/voters-dropped-from-draft-list-can-file-form-6-ec-clarifies/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/voters-dropped-from-draft-list-can-file-form-6-ec-clarifies/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/