Special camps have been organized across Uttar Pradesh today to facilitate the inclusion of names in the voter list. These camps are aimed at preparing to add the names of voters who were left out following the Special Intensive Revision or SIR process, while voters whose names have been omitted from the voter list can fill out Form 6 and apply to get their names registered on the electoral roll. These special camps have been set up by the Election Commission across Uttar Pradesh today to ensure that no eligible voter is left behind.
Booth-Level Officers Active Across the State
A total of 1 lakh 77 thousand Booth-Level Officers or BLOs are stationed at these special camps across Uttar Pradesh today. Citizens who have not yet become voters or who are first-time voters can come here, fill out Form 6, and register as legitimate voters. Special camps have been established for this purpose in all districts of Uttar Pradesh. According to available information, all booth-level officers will be present at their designated polling stations from 10 AM to 4 PM.
These officials will carry ASD which stands for Absent, Shifted, or Dead and no-mapping voter lists with them. During the course of the camp, they will accept Form 6, Form 6A, Form 7, and Form 8 from the visiting citizens to streamline the entire verification process.
Search for Millions of Voters and SIR Procedure
The Election Commission in Uttar Pradesh is once again attempting to verify approximately 2 crore 89 lakh voters whose names were present in the voter list prior to the launch of the SIR process, but whose names were missing from the final SIR list. The Election Commission had removed their names from the final draft list of SIR by considering them as ASDD meaning Absent, Shifted, Dead, or Duplicate voters. Now, alongside registering first-time voters, a dedicated campaign is underway to trace these 2 crore 89 lakh voters.
Over One Crore People Yet to Become Voters
According to official statistics, around 1 crore 25 lakh people remain unregistered as voters due to various reasons. This includes nine lakh women who have recently been married and moved to their marital homes. Their names have been removed from the electoral rolls at their parental homes, but have not yet been added at their new marital addresses. Also, individuals who have errors in their names or other credentials can also get them corrected during this campaign.
Forms Can Be Submitted Online As Well
Citizens have been strongly urged to visit their designated polling booths on Saturday and verify their names in the voter list. Individuals who have attained the age of 18 years or are about to turn 18 soon, and whose names aren't yet included in the electoral roll, can visit their polling station and submit the relevant forms along with necessary documents to the BLO.
Eligible citizens can submit Form 6 for new voter registration, Form 7 for deletion of names from the voter list, and Form 8 for correction of details or shifting of residence. If voters prefer, they can also submit Forms 6, 7, and 8 online. in.
Political Parties BJP and Samajwadi Party Step Up Efforts
Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party have intensified their efforts and left no stone unturned regarding this campaign, while both political parties have given specific targets to their booth-level agents to ensure maximum name additions. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has instructed all his BLAs to remain fully active across every assembly constituency and has set a target of adding at least 27,000 new and valid votes.
The intention of the Samajwadi Party is to connect around 1 crore new voters across the state in favor of the party. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party has also issued explicit directives to its BLAs to operate at the micro-level so that every potential supporter is successfully registered.