Multiple reports say India’s Election Commission has introduced a “parents’ SIR status” declaration in online Form 6, used by new voters, even though there is no clear indication of a corresponding amendment to the statutory form. According to the reports, applicants are asked to indicate whether the SIR (Special/Service/Identified registration, as described in the reporting) status of their name or their parents’ names appears in the electoral roll of the previous SIR. The reports say the online option provides three choices: the applicant’s own name exists in the Electoral Roll of the last SIR; the applicant’s father, mother, grandfather, or grandmother’s name exists in the electoral roll of the last SIR; or neither the applicant’s name nor the parents’ names appear in that electoral roll. The change is described as being reflected in the online Form 6 process rather than through a clearly announced revision of the underlying rules or statutory template, according to the cited reporting.