Election Commission RTI — voter roll / candidate / expense (2026)

Voter-roll error / candidate-affidavit suppression / election expense / electoral-bond data needed.

• RTI Act, 2005 §6, §7(1).
• Representation of People Act, 1951 §29C (party contribution reports).
• ADR v. UoI (SC, 2024) — Electoral Bonds Scheme unconstitutional; SBI to disclose.

To:
The Public Information Officer (PIO),
[Office name + address].

Subject: RTI under §6 — Election Commission query

Sir/Madam,

Under the RTI Act, 2005, kindly provide:
1. Voter-roll status of EPIC No. [NUMBER], reason for deletion (if applicable).
2. Candidate affidavit + nomination papers of [CANDIDATE NAME], [CONSTITUENCY],
   [ELECTION YEAR].
3. Election-expenditure statement filed by [CANDIDATE / PARTY].
4. Electoral-bond redemption data of [PARTY] post-ADR judgment.
5. Annual contribution report under §29C RPA 1951 of [PARTY] for FY [YEAR].
Rs. 10 IPO enclosed.

Yours faithfully,
[Name]
[Address + phone + email]
[Date]

• Day 31 First Appeal.
• Day 76 Second Appeal to CIC.
• Parallel ECI grievance portal; Form-7 voter-roll correction.

• ADR v. UoI Electoral Bonds (SC, 2024) — Bond data must be disclosed.
• Subhash Chandra v. INC (CIC, 2013) — 6 national parties are public authorities.
• UoI v. ADR (SC, 2002) — Voter has right to know candidate's antecedents.

• Asking for voter's personal data (§8(1)(j)).

Per CIC 2013, yes — but compliance pending.

Form-19 application to ECI; charged per page.

• Political party RTI — PIO playbook
• File RTI online — 12 steps
• RTI — 25 questions answered

• RTI Act, 2005 — full text.
• Citation chain in body.
• Citizen Charter of the relevant authority.
• Case-law database at /cases/search.

Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.