Q7 · UPSC current affairs · 13 October 2026 · News · Electoral Roll Revision and Statutory Forms 6 and 7

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Consider the statutory application forms used by the Election Commission of India for electoral roll maintenance:1.Form 6 is used for new voter registrations.2.Form 7 is used exclusively for correcting spelling mistakes in existing voter entries.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A Neither 1 nor 2
B 2 only
C 1 only
D Both 1 and 2

Correct answer: (c) 1 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct as Form 6 is used for new voter registration. Statement 2 is incorrect because Form 7 is used for requesting the deletion of a voter's entry or objecting to an inclusion, whereas Form 8 is used for the correction of entries.

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