New Delhi, July 12 -- The Election Commission has added a new section to the online version of Form 6, used by first-time voters to register, seeking details about the applicant's parents' status in relation to the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, The Indian Express reported. The addition has reportedly been made without any corresponding amendment to the statutory Form 6.

While the field is not marked as compulsory, users are unable to move ahead with the application unless they respond to it.

When accessed on Saturday, the EC's ECINET portal showed an additional, unnamed "declaration form" section placed between parts "J" and "K" of Form 6, the report said, adding that the newly added section seeks information...