Under the Special Intensive Revision( SIR) of the Electoral Rolls-2026 drive in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission of India ( ECI) has decided to set up ‘Voter Assistance Centres’ at every polling station in all assembly constituencies of the state for the convenience of voters.
Under the special intensive revision programme, the draft electoral roll was published on January 6, 2026, and claims and objections have been received since that date. To make this process more convenient and accessible for voters, instructions have been issued to establish Voter Assistance Centres at polling stations, state Chief Electoral Officer ( CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said here on Wednesday.
He said that the presence of the Booth Level Officer (BLO) concerned will be mandatory at the Voter Assistance Centers from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on every working day.
“The Booth Level Officer will have access to the draft electoral roll published on January 6, 2026, the final electoral roll from the previous special intensive revision of 2003, and lists of deceased, transferred, absent, and duplicate entries. Sufficient quantities of Forms 6, 7, 8, and declaration forms will also be available. Instructions have also been given to the BLOs to assist eligible citizens at the Voter Assistance Centres with mapping from the 2003 electoral roll and filling out Forms 6, 7, and 8,” the CEO said.
Rinwa also said that all District Election Officers have been directed to widely publicise the establishment and functioning of the Voter Assistance Centres through print media, electronic media, and social media, so that the maximum number of voters can benefit from this facility.