Uttar Pradesh Completes 97% of Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls: Updates on Voter Registration Process

Uttar Pradesh poll officer announced on Monday that the state has successfully completed 97% of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as of December 8.

Lucknow:

Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa revealed on Monday that the state has achieved 97 percent completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as of December 8.

Rinwa clarified an important point for applicants, stating that those who submit their forms online are not required to provide additional offline copies to Booth Level Officers (BLOs).

During his media briefing, Rinwa also explained the process for overseas voter registration. He emphasized that any Indian citizen residing abroad for employment, education, or other reasons who has not acquired foreign citizenship remains eligible for enrollment as an overseas (NRI) elector in Uttar Pradesh.

"As of December 8, we have completed 97% of our work... After submitting the online form, there is no need to give the offline form to the BLO... A citizen of India who is living abroad for any reason, and if he has not become a citizen there, he can become an Indian citizen. For this, he has to fill out Form-6A," Rinwa stated.

"Such voters are called overseas electors... Today, around 1,533 overseas electors are registered in Uttar Pradesh," he added.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India will implement the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states and Union Territories, with the final voter list scheduled for publication on February 21, 2026.

The first phase of SIR was successfully completed in Bihar in September, ahead of the Assembly elections. The current exercise encompasses Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

According to the ECI, printing and training for the exercise were conducted from October 28 to November 3, followed by an Enumeration Phase from November 4 to December 4.

Draft Electoral Rolls will be published on December 9, followed by a claims and objections period extending from December 9 to January 8, 2026.

The Notice Phase (for hearing and verification) will take place between December 9 and January 31, 2026, with the publication of Final Electoral Rolls scheduled for February 7, 2026.