The Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa, held the 5th state-level meeting with representatives of all recognized political parties on Tuesday and provided information on the process of resolving claims and objections, issuing notices, and conducting hearings during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
He informed that approximately 1.04 crore voters who filled out their enumeration forms but whose data could not be mapped with the final voter list of the 2003 Special Intensive Revision have been issued notices and asked to provide documentary evidence.
Approximately 2.22 crore voters have been identified whose mapping showed logical discrepancies, these voters are also being issued notices and asked to provide documentary evidence.
He stated that in the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), claims and objections can be filed from January 6 to February 6, 2026. During this period, a Booth Level Agent can also submit up to 10 forms daily.
From January 6 to February 27, 2026, claims and objections will be resolved through hearings and verification during the notice phase, and the final voter list will be published on March 6, 2026.
The CEO informed that 2042 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) were already appointed in the state.
Currently, 6948 additional AEROs have been appointed, bringing the total number of Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) to 8990, who will be responsible for issuing notices and conducting hearings.
He stated that all District Election Officers have been instructed to inform all political parties about the location where each AERO will be conducting hearings.
All districts have also been instructed that if a voter is unable to attend the hearing for any reason, they can nominate someone as their representative to attend the hearing on their behalf.
He requested all political parties to disseminate this message to all voters through their Booth Level Agents (BLAs) to check their names in the draft electoral roll published on January 6, 2026.
Eligible voters whose names are not included in the list can fill and submit Form-6 along with a declaration form and documents certifying their place and date of birth.
Young people who have completed 18 years of age as of January 1, 2026, should also fill Form-6 along with a declaration form so that their names can be included in the final electoral roll.
Rinwa informed that the booth-level list of deceased, permanently shifted, and duplicate entry voters has been provided by the Booth Level Officer (BLO) to the Booth Level Agent (BLA) of their respective polling station. On January 31, 2026, all BLOs will once again read out the draft electoral roll published at their polling stations. Voters can check their names in the draft electoral roll available with the BLO.
The draft electoral roll is also available on the Election Commission’s ECINET mobile app and the website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh, ceouttarpradesh.nic.in, and the Election Commission of India portal voters.eci.gov.in. Any voter can check their name online in the draft electoral roll by entering their voter ID number.
The representatives of all political parties present were also informed about the online system for receiving notices and uploading documents.
He also appealed to all political parties to extend their full cooperation in the SIR (Summary Revision of Electoral Roll) process and to encourage their Booth Level Agents to get as many Form-6 filled as possible.
Representatives from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party, Indian National Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Aam Aadmi Party, Apna Dal (S), and CPI(M) were present at the meeting.