New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The Election Commission of India has clarified that voters whose names are missing from the draft electoral rolls published during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) can apply afresh through Form 6 to secure their inclusion in the final voters' list, even if they had been registered as electors earlier. The Commission has also assured that such applicants will not face prosecution merely for submitting the form despite their previous enrolment.
In a clarification issued to the Chief Electoral Officers of all States and union Territories on November 3, the Commission sought to remove apprehensions among previously registered voters who were hesitant to submit Form 6 because its prescribed declaration states th...