Rahul Gandhi Questions ECI Over Form 6 Change, Asks Who Ordered TCS To Alter Voter Registration Form

On October 1, 2026, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI) over an "illegal" alteration to the online Form 6 used for new voter registration. He questioned who at the ECI ordered Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to make the change, and who at TCS approved it. This came amid a broader Opposition campaign targeting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and alleged electoral irregularities.

The online Form 6 was indeed changed illegally, as the ECI's own Commissioners have recorded, according to Gandhi. He further asked if the TCS employees responsible were pressured into implementing the change. Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar introduced the changes in mid-July 2026 to remove younger voters from the electoral roll, in a move he claims was directed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

The Opposition has also called for future elections to be conducted with paper ballots and for the Supreme Court to expedite cases related to SIR and alleged electoral "malpractices." The political dispute extends beyond the Form 6 changes, focusing on how decisions for the electoral roll revision were made. The Opposition plans marches and meetings with the President to highlight these concerns, while the ECI defends the legality of its actions, stating that internal disagreements are typical in any organization and all decisions follow established procedures.