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Which rules will apply to electoral registration forms for the period outside the Special Intensive Revision?

  1. A.The Registration of Electors Rules, 1950
  2. B.The Registration of Electors Rules, 1960
  3. C.The Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961
  4. D.The Representation of the People Rules, 1956

Correct answer

B. The Registration of Electors Rules, 1960

Explanation

The correct answer is the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960. The Commission clarified that the declaration attached to Form 6 for the revision has been upheld by the Supreme Court, and that for the non-revision period the forms prescribed under these rules of 1960 will be used. Options A, C and D name other election-related rules and are not what the Commission cited in this decision, so they are wrong. The same press note recalled that the order for the revision was issued on 24.6.2025 with the unanimous approval of the Commission and upheld by the Supreme Court on 27.5.2026, while the schedules were issued on 27.10.2025 for 12 states and union territories and on 14.05.2026 for 19 more. Aspirants should remember the year 1960 with Form 6.

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Q2.NationalEasy

Under the Commission's decision, how will the documents of voters who received notices during the revision be collected?

  1. A.The voters must appear before the ERO with originals
  2. B.Booth Level Officers will visit homes and upload them on ECINet
  3. C.Documents must be sent by registered post to the Commission
  4. D.Only a district magistrate can accept the documents
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Correct answer: B. Booth Level Officers will visit homes and upload them on ECINet

The Commission decided that people served notices for being unmapped or for logical discrepancies need not be called to the office of the Electoral Registration Officer or the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer at all; the BLO comes to the house, collects the papers and uploads them, and the ERO then…