The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a directive regarding the electoral rolls in Maharashtra following the recent Special Summary Revision (SIR) process. Officials have confirmed that voters who discovered their names were missing from the rolls after the revision must now take specific administrative steps to regain their voting status.

To facilitate this, the ECI has instructed affected citizens to utilize 'Form 6' to apply for re-inclusion. While Form 6 is traditionally used by first-time applicants seeking to register as new voters, the commission has repurposed it as the official mechanism for those previously removed to correct their status. This move comes as a response to concerns regarding the accuracy of the electoral rolls ahead of upcoming electoral cycles in the state.

There is no disagreement regarding the procedural requirement itself; however, the directive highlights a logistical challenge for voters who were already registered but were inadvertently excluded during the SIR process. The ECI maintains that this standardized form is the most efficient way to process these corrections, though the requirement places the burden of re-application on the individual voter rather than an automatic reinstatement process.