‘97.3% digitisation work done’: UP CEO at meeting on SIR with political parties

Officials informed that the CEO sought cooperation for block level assistants (BLAs) from all political parties and told them that it is expected to verify approximately 17.7 percent of the state’s uncollectible voters.

He stated that at polling stations (booths) where the BLOs have completed their work, the BLOs will provide the list of uncollectible voters to the BLAs. The list of such voters will be available on each District Election Officer’s website, as well as on a constituency-wise and booth-wise basis. Instructions have been given to hold a meeting of BLAs with all BLOs by December 12th.

The CEO stated that overseas voters, who are Indian citizens and have travelled abroad for employment, education, business, or other purposes and have been living there for a long time and have not become citizens of any other country, can become voters by filling out Form 6A instead of the enumeration form. Such citizens can also fill out Form 6A online by visiting the Commission’s website. He appealed to all citizens of the state not to fill out and submit the enumeration form for any overseas citizen.

He added, “Even if by mistake, someone has filled and submitted the enumeration form of such a migrant person, then immediately inform your BLO about it, otherwise, if a complaint is made later and the person is found guilty in the investigation, action can be taken against him”.

He said that currently there are 1533 migrant voters in the state. Apart from this, Form-6A of 115 more persons have been received. Such citizens will have to provide details of their passport addresses to become voters.

Representatives of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, CPI (M), Aam Aadmi Party and Apna Dal (S) were present during the meeting.