The declaration was added in the Bihar SIR rolled out in June last year. New voters were made to file the declaration along with Form 6. | India News

The Election Commission has updated Form 6 for new voters, adding a section about parents in SIR, despite Section 28 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.

Although the new declaration is not marked as mandatory, applicants cannot submit the online form without filling it, ‘The Indian Express’ reported.