The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected allegations leveled by Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, labeling his claims regarding the illegal modification of Form 6 as “misleading”. The dispute erupted after Gandhi accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of unilaterally altering Form 6—the statutory document …
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Election Commission Removes Controversial Form 6 Declaration Flagged as ‘Illegal’ by Commissioners
In a significant retreat amid mounting institutional friction and political scrutiny, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has removed a contentious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) declaration from its online voter registration portal, ECINET. The digital modification—inserted directly into statutory Form 6 used for new voter enrollment—was dropped for states where …
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