New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that it had not approved any changes to Form 6, the statutory application used for inclusion of names in electoral rolls, and issued notice on a plea challenging alleged modifications to the form on the Election Commission’s ECINet/ERONet portal.
“Any modified Form 6 has not been approved by us. Let’s be clear. When record will be produced, we would like to see who has modified,” Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said during the hearing.
A bench headed by CJI Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was hearing a petition filed by advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi, who has challenged alleged changes to the online version of Form 6.
The plea raises questions over additional declarations incorporated into the digital form, including requirements related to an applicant’s ancestry and whether the applicant or their family members were listed in electoral rolls prepared during the previous Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy, appearing for Tripathi, referred to the manner in which the SIR exercise was carried out in Delhi and alleged that two additional conditions had been inserted into the voter-registration process.
The Supreme Court’s observation came against the backdrop of a wider political and legal debate over the Election Commission’s functioning and the procedures followed during the revision of electoral rolls.
The controversy centres on a modification made to the online version of Form 6 in July. The revised form included a declaration asking applicants whether their name, or the name of their parent or grandparent, appeared in the electoral roll prepared during the previous SIR.
Applicants were required to furnish the declaration before completing the online voter-registration application.
Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday reiterated his allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, claiming that it had been “established beyond doubt” that the CEC had changed Form 6 “illegally and unilaterally.”
It is now established beyond doubt that Gyanesh Kumar changed Form 6 illegally and unilaterally.
This is just one more proof of him abusing his position to help the BJP.
He and everyone else involved in this criminal assault on our democracy will be held accountable. https://t.co/a33eJdPetu
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 5, 2026
“It is now established beyond doubt that Gyanesh Kumar changed Form 6 illegally and unilaterally. This is just one more proof of him abusing his position to help the BJP. He and everyone else involved in this criminal assault on our democracy will be held accountable,” Gandhi said in a post on X.
He also shared an earlier Election Commission press release in support of his allegation.
Form 6 is the statutory application submitted by individuals seeking inclusion of their names in electoral rolls. The dispute before the Supreme Court concerns the additional declaration introduced into its online version during the ongoing SIR exercise.
The court is expected to examine the records relating to the alleged modification and the authority under which the changes were made.
