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New voters have to also submit parents' SIR details for inclusion in electoral rolls
The [Election Commission of India] (ECI) has mandated that new voters applying for inclusion in the electoral rolls via Form 6 must now submit the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) details of their parents. This procedural change, initially rolled out in Bihar and implemented through executive instructions rather than amending Form 6 itself, aims to improve the mapping of electors and reduce the documentation burden on new voters.
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