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India's 'cockroach' movement to protest from Oct. 2 if poll chief does not quit by Saturday
- The Election Commission clarified that no documents are required for the additional declaration form introduced with Form 6 during the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar.
- Introduced during the first phase of the SIR in Bihar last year, the declaration form requires applicants to declare specific birth date details determining which documents they must submit.
- ECI officials maintain that the full three-member commission approved adding the declaration to Form 6 and Form 8; Form 6 itself was never amended, only a declaration was added.
- Election Commissioners Vivek Joshi and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu flagged concerns in separate notes and letters sent in May 2026 and August 2026, respectively, signaling internal disagreement.
- While the Union Ministry of Law and Justice holds power to amend the Registration of Electors Rules, ECI officials claim the Supreme Court upheld the commission's declaration authority on May 27.
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Leaning Left16Leaning Right28Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
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46% Right
L 27%
C 27%
R 46%
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