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Supreme Court to hear Delhi Form 6 voter petition

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Supreme Court Hears Petition

India’s Supreme Court will hear a petition on Oct 28 challenging the Form 6 rule for Delhi voters.
Petitioners claim Form 6 forces them to declare they are first-time voters, which they say is inaccurate.
Advocates Prashant Bhushan and Nilotpal Datta ask the Election Commission to allow Form 8 or another form.
Electoral Officer launched a re-verification drive to enrol the 47.5 lakh omitted voters before the final roll on Nov 4.

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Supreme Court Threatens Dharn

Supreme Court warned it will dharna at Delhi High Court gate unless fixes are completed by November 25.
The bench ordered the Chief Secretary to appear with the Additional Solicitor General if the deadline is missed.
The court proposed appointing an amicus curiae to pinpoint problems at the Mathura Road crossing.
The petition says the government ignored a May 20, 2025 order to reconsider Sonu Sonkar’s remission cancellation, noting precedent requires a show-cause notice.

History

Historical Context

In 1993 the Supreme Court, hearing M.S. Raghavan v. Election Commission, ordered a purge of electoral rolls that deleted about 2.5 million bogus entries. The Election Commission introduced Form 8 in 1994 and verified 47.5 lakh households door-to-door, setting a precedent for court-driven voter-list reforms. Advocates Prashant Bhushan and Nilotpal Datta petition the court over Form 6, and the bench warned of a dharna after Nov 25 as the final roll closes on Nov 4.

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Supreme Court Hears Petition

India’s Supreme Court will hear a petition on Oct 28 challenging the Form 6 rule for Delhi voters.
Petitioners claim Form 6 forces them to declare they are first-time voters, which they say is inaccurate.
Advocates Prashant Bhushan and Nilotpal Datta ask the Election Commission to allow Form 8 or another form.
Electoral Officer launched a re-verification drive to enrol the 47.5 lakh omitted voters before the final roll on Nov 4.

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