Maharashtra Seeks Election Commission Approval to Amend Form 6 for Re-enrolment
· India · NDTV
The Maharashtra government has requested the Election Commission of India to modify Form 6, which is used for voter registration. The proposed change aims to assist citizens whose names were removed from electoral rolls during the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) or similar revision drives. Currently, these individuals are required to declare themselves as new voters to re-enrol, a process the state administration seeks to simplify. The state government intends to create a specific provision for those previously deleted to regain their voting rights without the procedural hurdles of fresh registration. The Election Commission has not yet issued a formal response to this request.
Why it matters
This change would directly benefit thousands of voters in Maharashtra who were inadvertently struck off electoral rolls, allowing them to restore their registration without undergoing the standard process for new applicants.
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