India news: Election body opens door for voter reinclusion

Here is a roundup of the biggest headlines from across India on Wednesday, November 4. The Election Commission of India on Tuesday said that voters whose names were deleted during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) can use Form 6 for inclusion in electoral rolls. The poll body also assured that no action would be taken against people using Form 6 for re-inclusion in rolls. The Election Commission's clarification comes as Form 6 requires applicants to declare that they are seeking inclusion in the electoral roll for the first time. The required declaration in Form 6 had become a bone of contention after a section argued that making deleted voters submit this for re-inclusion was like forcing them to give a false declaration.