New Delhi

Newvoters in 20 states, where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has been completed, will no longer have to provide details of their parents’ presence on the electoral rolls. The Election Commission has amended Form 6 to allow applicants in these states to submit the form without the additional SIR-linked declaration seeking details of parents and grandparents. However, in states where SIR is still underway, new voters will continue to be required to submit the declaration. The move comes days after reports of internal objections within the three-member poll panel over changes made to Form 6. Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had reportedly raised objections to the addition of the declaration, with internal records cited by The Indian Express showing that they questioned its legality in the absence of an amendment to the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960. Continued on Page 5