The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh by a month.
As over 3.26 crore voters would receive notices regarding their inclusion in the voter list, the ECI has extended the time for claims and objections from February to March 6.
Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa told media persons here on Friday that the final voter list for UP will be published on April 10 after the special revision campaign.
He stated that a comprehensive process of claims, objections, and mapping is underway to ensure the voter list is accurate, updated, and error-free.
The CEO informed that a total of 82,684 applications have been received under Form-7, while 37,80,414 applications have been received under Form-6.
He clarified that the number of Form-6 applications is continuously increasing as a large number of citizens whose names were not previously included in the voter list are now applying to have their names added. Eligible Indian citizens residing abroad can register their names in the voter list through Form-6A.
Providing information on the mapping process, he said that approximately 1.04 crore voters were found to have logical discrepancies. Due to these discrepancies, they have not been included in the voter list yet, and notices are being sent to all of them.
He stated that a total of 3.26 crore notices need to be sent to voters, of which 2.37 crore notices have already been generated. Of these, 86 lakh notices have been distributed to voters. Besides, hearings for 30.30 lakh voters have also been completed.
The CEO also informed that, keeping in mind the convenience of the voters, the period for filing claims and objections has been extended by one month to March 6.
The process for all notices related to mapping will be completed by March 27. After completing all formalities, the final voter list will be published on April 10. He said that the Election Commission’s objective is to ensure that no eligible citizen of the state is deprived of their right to vote and that the voter list is completely transparent, accurate, and reliable.
The number of voters in the draft electoral roll in UP during the SIR exercise was 12,55,56,025.