Dr. Ritheesh Kandukuri

We have written to ECI regarding the major gaps that remain in it’s Nov 6 instructions, which allowed deleted voters placed on ASDD (absent, shifted, dead, duplicate) lists in 7 states to fill enumeration form rather than Form 6 to have their name included in the voter list. The instructions were issued following Supreme Court’s observation that asking deleted voters to fill Form 6 (with its declaration of being a first time voter) is an ERROR. We have demanded that- 1. Extend relief to deleted voters on ASDD list who have already filled Form 6: ECI must reach out to all voters who already submitted Form 6 (carrying a "first-time voter" false declaration) to now submit enumeration forms. They should be re-issued their old EPIC numbers and their Form 6 with the false declaration should be cancelled. 2. Transparency: ECI must disclose how many deleted voters on ASDD lists have filled enumeration forms and been restored on the voter list. 3. Extend relief nation-wide: The vital procedural safeguards shouldn't be limited to 7 states—they must be extended to all voters who were placed on the ASDD lists nationwide. More than 13 crore voters were excluded from the draft rolls and put on ASDD lists across the country. Read our letter to the ECI 👇