In a move aimed at rectifying the fallout from last year’s voter roll revisions, the Election Commission on Tuesday announced a nationwide enrolment push that will run in the 20 states and union territories where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has already wrapped up. Eligible voters who found their names struck from the rolls can now file the standard Form 6—without the supplementary declaration that was mandatory during the SIR period—giving them a straightforward path back into the register. The directive goes to chief electoral officers, district officers and registration officials, who are ordered to process these applications as part of the continuous‑updating cycle.
Goa, the first state to act on the new order, has seen a rapid uptake. Booth‑level officers have been dispatched for door‑to‑door canvassing and have collected 81 of the 97 Form 6 applications already from residents who were left out. The state’s election machinery is now poised to confirm these entries before the next report.
In West Bengal, the Chief Electoral Officer’s office has posted the ASDD list on its website and that of district offices, urging every eligible voter to file Form 6 online or in person with a booth level officer. "Any eligible voter who discovers his or her name has been omitted can submit Form 6 now and be readmitted to the roll," the office said, underscoring that the new form is the proper vehicle for restoration rather than the SIR declaration.
The drive unfolds against a backdrop of fierce protests in New Delhi, where opposition parties have demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and called for a transparent roll‑revision process. While demonstrators chant for the reinstatement of deleted names, the Commission asserts that the special enrolment effort will finalize the rolls for the remaining 12 states and continue to enforce inclusion rules.