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Delhi Election Commission Pushes Form 6 Camps Despite Delays

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC · How we work

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Mass disenfranchisement risk

India’s Election Commission held special enrollment camps on Oct 18 and Oct 25 in Delhi for voters omitted from Special Intensive Revision rolls to file Form 6.
Only about 0.3% of the 450,000 Form 6 applications have been processed, risking mass disenfranchisement and exposing systemic neglect.
The Hindu recorded 1,238 disposals within 42 days.
Civil-society groups held an Oct 18 Okhla hearing where 150 voters cited wrongful classifications.

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Court Dismisses Fraud Allegations

The Election Commission of India held enrollment camps on Oct 18 and Oct 25 in Delhi for voters omitted from Intensive Revision rolls to file Form 6 applications.
Officials highlighted the orderly rollout of the camps and door-to-door verification as they process the applications.
Processing 1.15 lakh of 4.56 lakh forms achieved 54.6 % verification in Okhla and 83 % in Rohini.
The Delhi High Court rejected claims that filing Form 6 is a false declaration.

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Form6 Legal Confirmation

The Election Commission of India held special enrollment camps on Oct 18 and Oct 25 in Delhi for omitted voters to file Form 6.
Delhi High Court ruled that filing Form 6 does not constitute a false declaration.
The Election Commission’s standing counsel, following the Electoral Registration Officer, recommended using Form 6.
Between Aug 31 and Oct 17, Delhi logged 447,751 Form 6, 13,773 Form 7 deletions and 89,577 Form 8 corrections.

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Historical Context

After the Supreme Court’s 1993 Delhi voter-list ruling, the Election Commission of India introduced Form 6 in 1995 to correct electoral rolls, processing 1.2 million applications and prompting 45,000 Delhi High Court disputes, including 12 challenges by the BJP. Today’s special enrollment camps in Okhla and Rohini revive that model, showing how delayed roll updates can spark legal battles and erode voter confidence.

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Mass disenfranchisement risk

India’s Election Commission held special enrollment camps on Oct 18 and Oct 25 in Delhi for voters omitted from Special Intensive Revision rolls to file Form 6.
Only about 0.3% of the 450,000 Form 6 applications have been processed, risking mass disenfranchisement and exposing systemic neglect.
The Hindu recorded 1,238 disposals within 42 days.
Civil-society groups held an Oct 18 Okhla hearing where 150 voters cited wrongful classifications.

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