Election Commission of India Separates Online Form 6 from Declaration in SIR States
The Election Commission of India has separated the online voter registration Form 6 from its accompanying declaration in states where the Special Intensive Revision exercise is underway.
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The Election Commission of India has modified the online version of Form 6, the form used for fresh voter registration, by separating it from an accompanying declaration in states currently undergoing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The change was reported on November 5, 2026.
Earlier in September, the Commission had already withdrawn the declaration from its digital platforms in states where the SIR process had been completed. The latest step extends that separation to states where the revision remains active. Form 6 allows new voters to apply for inclusion in the electoral roll. The declaration had previously been linked to the form in certain digital workflows.
The SIR exercise involves intensive verification of electoral rolls in selected states. The Commission has adjusted online processes to match the status of each state’s revision. Officials have not published a full list of the states affected by the November change in the initial reports, but the adjustment applies only where SIR is still underway.
The modification is administrative and does not alter the underlying eligibility rules for voter registration. It simplifies the digital submission process for applicants in active SIR states by decoupling the form from the declaration that is no longer required in the same workflow. States that have finished SIR already operate under the earlier September adjustment.
The Election Commission regularly updates its online portals during large-scale roll revision exercises. The Form 6 change is one such technical adjustment. Applicants in the relevant states can now complete registration without the previously bundled declaration step.
India’s electoral machinery conducts periodic revisions to maintain accurate rolls ahead of elections. The SIR process is more intensive than routine updates and has involved both physical verification and digital form adjustments. The Commission’s public communications on the change focused on the operational separation rather than on any shift in policy.
