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Uttarakhand Plans Three-Day Camps to Restore Missing Voters
Uttarakhand is holding special camps for three days to help people get onto the voter list.
The camps will be open at every polling station from October 8 to October 10.
Election workers will compare the new voter list with the older one.
They will look for people who were on the old list but are missing from the new one.
Workers will also help new and young voters fill out a form to register.
The list of people found will be shared with political party representatives.
The number of voters went down after a major review, and this has drawn criticism.
Uttarakhand will hold special voter-enrolment camps at every polling station from October 8 to 10.
Booth-level officers will compare current electoral rolls with pre-SIR rolls to identify eligible people omitted from the current lists.
Officials said booth-level officers will help left-out, first-time and young electors submit Form 6 during house-to-house visits.
The officers will share the list of identified electors with booth-level agents of recognised political parties.
The electorate fell from 84,29,459 before the revision to 71,58,949 afterward; opposition parties and others have criticised the deletions.
- Who
- Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer B. V. R. C. Purushottam and booth-level officers are organising the effort.
- What
- Three-day special camps and voter-list checks will seek to enrol new voters and identify eligible people left off the current roll.
- Where
- At every polling station in Uttarakhand, with booth-level officers also conducting house-to-house visits.
- When
- October 8 to October 10; the announcement was made on Wednesday.
- Why
- To identify eligible electors missing from the current roll after the Special Intensive Revision and support their enrolment.
Criticism of deletions
Election authorities’ response
Voter-list removals
Criticism of deletions
Opposition parties and others have criticised the large number of names deleted during the SIR and raised questions about the exercise.
Election authorities’ response
Election authorities plan to compare current and pre-SIR rolls, identify eligible electors left out, and facilitate enrolment.
Key facts
- Camp dates
- October 8–10
- Coverage
- Every polling station in Uttarakhand
- Electors before SIR
- 84,29,459
- Electors after SIR
- 71,58,949
- Voters added
- 4,34,620 between January 2025 and August 2026
- Names deleted
- 17,05,130 between January 2025 and August 2026
- Enrolment form
- Form 6
Sources
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