Spasht.
SIR voter-roll revision

ECI orders special drive in 20 states and UTs to re-enrol voters left out of the SIR

29 Sept 2026 · 5 outlets · 1 min read

AI illustration
In 30 seconds
  1. BLOs are to cover at least 20 to 25 electors a week and finish in about a month, Hindustan Times reported.
  2. Lists of missing electors will be shared with booth-level agents of recognised parties.
  3. On 5 October, CJI Surya Kant said 'Any modified Form 6 has not been approved by us'; the ECI had said the court upheld the declaration.

In a 29 September 2026 letter, the ECI told chief electoral officers in the 20 states and UTs where the SIR is complete to run a special drive to enrol 'left out' and first-time voters. Booth-level officers are to compare pre- and post-SIR rolls, visit people missing from the new rolls and help eligible ones file Form 6. The letter confined the extra SIR declaration on Form 6 to the SIR phase; elsewhere, the standard form under the 1960 rules applies.

Checked

Claim by claim

⇄Disputed

The declaration attached to Form 6 for the SIR has been upheld by the Supreme Court.

Said by Election Commission of India

On 5 October the Chief Justice said in court that no modified Form 6 had been approved and that the court would examine who changed it.

NDTV · Press Information Bureau (Election Commission)
✓Verified

Voter enrolment is a continuous process and anyone whose name was deleted can apply for enrolment at any point.

Said by Election Commission of India

Continuous updation through Form 6 is the standard route under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.

Hindustan Times · Press Information Bureau (Election Commission)
In their own words

What each side says

Election Commission

The ECI said the drive aims to identify and help eligible people who were left out, including young first-time voters, and that special camps would be held for homeless and marginalised people.

Hindustan Times · Press Information Bureau (Election Commission)
Critics

The Indian Express noted the two Commissioners had flagged the Form 6 change since May; Rahul Gandhi alleged it was made unilaterally, which the ECI called 'misleading'.

The Indian Express · NDTV
Honest gaps

Not yet known

  • ?How many deleted voters will be re-enrolled through the drive.
  • ?What the official record will show about who modified Form 6.
Who reported this

Sources

Left-leaning · 2Centre · 2Official record · 1

5 outlets across the spectrum. Leanings are a rough guide to who reported it, not a verdict on accuracy.

  1. The Indian ExpressECI orders special drive to enrol voters left out of SIR
  2. Hindustan TimesEC orders special drive to add 'left-out', first-time voters after SIR completion; BLOs to visit homes
  3. Press Information Bureau (Election Commission)The meeting of the Commission was held today i.e. 26.09.2026 at 3:00 PM. The following decisions were taken in the meeting
  4. NDTVElection Commission "Fact-Checks" Rahul Gandhi's Form 6 Allegations
  5. The News MinuteECI orders special drive to enroll voters left out after SIR in 20 states, UTs

Spasht writes original summaries. Follow the links to read each outlet's own report. Revision 1.

ECI orders special drive in 20 states and UTs to re-enrol voters left out of the SIR | Spasht