Congress leader seeks clarity on the procedure for adding names deleted during SIR; questions the Election Commission’s silence during the revision process
Published on: November 13, 2026
By: BTNI
Location: Rajnandgaon, India
City District Congress Committee General Secretary and Pradesh Mahila Congress Secretary, Advocate Kusum Dubey, has questioned the Election Commission’s procedural approach following the publication of the preliminary electoral roll under the Special Summary Revision (SSR).
She has demanded clarification from the Commission on the procedure through which voters whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were added, or are required to be added, to the electoral roll during the SSR process by October 31.
Dubey Questions Use of Form 6 for Previously Registered Voters
Dubey pointed out that Form 6 is meant for new voters applying for inclusion in the electoral roll for the first time. She drew attention to Clause 3 of the declaration accompanying Form 6, under which applicants declare that they are applying to have their names included in the electoral roll for the first time and that their names have not previously appeared in the electoral roll of any Assembly or Lok Sabha constituency.
She also referred to Clause 5, which states that if the information provided in the application is found to be false or incorrect, the applicant may face punishment under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, including imprisonment of up to one year and a fine.
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Seeks Accountability and Changes to Form 6 Declaration
The Congress leader questioned why the Election Commission was asking voters whose names had been deleted during SIR to submit Form 6, instead of taking action against those responsible for alleged negligence during the revision exercise.
She argued that the Commission should issue an order removing Clauses 3 and 5 of the Form 6 declaration, as these provisions relate to declarations carrying the possibility of criminal proceedings.
Dubey also questioned why the Commission had remained silent during the SIR process and sought a clear explanation of the procedure applicable to voters whose names were deleted.
Targets Election Commission and Central Government
In a strongly worded statement, Advocate Kusum Dubey alleged that the Election Commission and the Central Government were unsettled by the nationwide public campaign led by the INDIA alliance and Rahul Gandhi under the slogans of ‘Save Democracy, Save Vote, Save Country’.
She alleged that, in an attempt to conceal their failures, the authorities were engaging in actions that could disadvantage ordinary citizens and voters whose names had been deleted.
Dubey described the alleged actions as contrary to democratic principles and the rule of law, and accused those in power of misusing authority and high constitutional offices.
