{"id":32818,"date":"2026-10-05T14:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32818"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:22:33","slug":"misleading-ec-fact-checks-rahul-gandhis-cec-changed-form-6-illegally-post-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32818","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Misleading&#8217;: EC fact-checks Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s &#8216;CEC changed Form 6 illegally&#8217; post | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134708457,imgsize-70778,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg\" alt=\"'Misleading': EC fact-checks Rahul Gandhi's 'CEC changed Form 6 illegally' post\" title=\"The EC said the Bihar SIR order was unanimously approved by the Commission and later upheld by the Supreme Court in its May 27, 2026 judgment.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The EC said the Bihar SIR order was unanimously approved by the Commission and later upheld by the Supreme Court in its May 27, 2026 judgment.\">The EC said the Bihar SIR order was unanimously approved by the Commission and later upheld by the Supreme Court in its May 27, 2026 judgment.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday issued a \u201cfact check\u201d amid the controversy over reported changes to Form 6, calling Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi\u2019s claim that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had \u201cchanged Form 6 illegally and unilaterally\u201d misleading.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In its response, the EC said the order for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, issued on June 24, 2025, had received the unanimous approval of the Commission and was subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court in its judgment dated May 27, 2026.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The poll panel also cited its Press Note No. 120 dated September 26, 2026, pointing to point 1(iii), which states: \u201cThe declaration attached to Form 6 for SIR has been upheld by the Hon&#8217;ble Supreme Court.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The EC&#8217;s response came after Rahul alleged in a post on X that the CEC had changed Form 6 \u201cillegally and unilaterally\u201d, citing the recent Supreme Court observation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>EC officials also clarified that Form 6 itself had not been changed, but that a declaration had been attached to the form under the Bihar SIR order, as quoted by PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The clarification came after the Supreme Court said it had not approved any modification to Form 6 used by the EC during the SIR exercise in various states.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cAny modification to Form 6 has not been approved by us. Let&#8217;s be clear. When records are produced, we would like to see who has modified it,\u201d a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Form 6 is the application used by eligible voters for inclusion in the electoral roll.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The declaration was attached to Form 6 during the Bihar SIR, which began with the EC&#8217;s June 24, 2025 order. <!-- -->The declaration sought additional details, including information about the applicant&#8217;s parents.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>According to EC officials, the form itself remained unchanged, while the declaration was a separate document attached to it for the SIR exercise. Outside SIR, the forms prescribed under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 apply.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The declaration was later withdrawn from the EC&#8217;s online portals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The online version of Form 6 and the declaration also used a single OTP for both, rather than requiring separate OTP verification, which had led to suggestions that the declaration was part of Form 6.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The EC also rejected claims that it had withdrawn its September 26 press note and shared the document to show that it remained available.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/misleading-ec-fact-checks-rahul-gandhis-cec-changed-form-6-illegally-post\/articleshow\/134707927.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EC said the Bihar SIR order was unanimously approved by the Commission and later upheld by the Supreme Court in its May 27, 2026 judgment. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday issued a \u201cfact check\u201d amid the controversy over reported changes to Form 6, calling Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi\u2019s claim [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eci-revises-special-intensive-revision-schedule-of-electoral-rolls-in-delhi-maharashtra.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"The EC said the Bihar SIR order was unanimously approved by the Commission and later upheld by the Supreme Court in its May 27, 2026 judgment. 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