Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Uttar Pradesh Launches Voter Enrolment Drive After SIR
Uttar Pradesh is checking whether eligible people are missing from its voter lists.
Local election workers, called Booth Level Officers, will visit homes and compare an older list with the current one.
If someone is eligible but missing, the workers will help them apply to be added.
They will also reach out to young people who can vote for the first time.
Special enrolment camps will be held, including for people in shelters and labour colonies.
Officials expect the checking and enrolment work to take about a month.
The article also carries a social media post that raises concerns about earlier changes to the voter lists.
The report does not independently confirm those claims.
Uttar Pradesh election officials have launched a drive to find eligible voters missing from the rolls after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Booth Level Officers will compare the January 7, 2025 roll with the current roll and verify missing voters door to door.
Eligible people left off the rolls and first-time voters will be helped to file Form 6 for enrolment.
BLOs are asked to contact at least 20 to 25 first-time voters weekly, with the exercise expected to take about a month.
The article also includes a social media post alleging mass deletions and questions about transparency; those claims are not independently established in the report.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh election officials and Booth Level Officers, with eligible voters and first-time voters as the people the drive aims to reach.
- What
- A door-to-door verification and voter-enrolment campaign, including help with Form 6.
- When
- The Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer's communication was dated October 5; officials expect the exercise to take about a month. The article cites an Election Commission communication dated October 1, 2026.
- Where
- Across Uttar Pradesh, including at booth-level camps.
- Why
- To identify eligible people missing from the electoral rolls and give them an opportunity to enrol.
Election officials' stated objective
Concerns raised in an included social media post
Purpose and effect of the SIR
Election officials' stated objective
The article describes the new drive as a way to find eligible voters left out after the Special Intensive Revision and help them enrol.
Concerns raised in an included social media post
A social media post included in the article alleges that the revision involved large-scale deletions and questions whether the process was transparent.
Voter-roll changes and verification
Election officials' stated objective
Officials say BLOs will compare the earlier and current rolls, verify missing voters at home and assist eligible people with Form 6.
Concerns raised in an included social media post
The post alleges that some names were added back without uploaded forms or recorded booth-level verification. The article does not independently verify these allegations.
- Earlier roll for comparison
- The electoral roll dated January 7, 2025.
- Application form
- Form 6 will be used to seek inclusion in the voter list.
- Weekly outreach target
- BLOs have been asked to contact at least 20 to 25 first-time voters each week.
- Expected duration
- About one month for verification and enrolment in each area.
- Special camps
- Booth-level camps will support enrolment, with attention to night shelters, labour colonies, homeless people and other disadvantaged groups.
- Oversight
- Progress will be reviewed by the Chief Electoral Officer, District Election Officers and Electoral Registration Officers.
- Political-party access
- Lists prepared by BLOs will also be shared with Booth Level Agents of recognised political parties.