Everything UP voters need to know about the SIR form — where to get it and details to fill in

Does the BLO come to me or do I go to the BLO?

BLOs will visit your home and those of every voter in their assigned booth area.

During these visits, the BLO verifies which voters are currently residing at the address and then distributes the appropriate forms to the household. BLOs typically ask the family to keep the completed form ready for collection within three to four days.

In several cases, BLOs fill in the form on behalf of the voter during the visit itself, especially when the voter is available and willing to provide the required details immediately.

What will I find on the form?

Each form consists of a single page. At the top of the page, key voter details are printed: the voter’s name, address, the 10-digit unique Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number issued by the Election Commission, the polling booth name, the Assembly constituency, and the voter list serial number from the previous roll.

The top section also carries a QR code, the voter’s old photograph, and a designated blank space where the voter is required to attach a fresh photograph.

What details do I need to provide? The form is structured into two distinct sections. In the upper section, voters must furnish key personal information, including their date of birth, mobile number, and names of their parents or spouse. This section also contains optional fields where voters may provide the EPIC numbers of their parents or spouse, along with their own Aadhaar number, if they choose to disclose it.

The lower portion of the form is further divided into two parts.

On the left side of this section, voters are required to furnish details based on the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted in 2003 such as their name, the name of a relative (parent or grandparent), as well as the name of their district, state and Assembly constituency recorded at that time.

The right side is meant for voters who were added to the electoral roll after the 2003 SIR. This part asks for similar information — voter’s name, relative’s name, district, state and Assembly seat — but is filled by those who were enrolled in subsequent revisions.

What happens after I submit the form?

Once the form is completed and collected, BLOs upload the voter’s details using the BLO mobile application installed on their phones. “We begin by scanning the QR code printed on the form. As soon as we scan it, the digital version of that voter’s form opens on the screen,” explained a BLO involved in the process.

“We then enter all the information exactly as provided in the filled form, upload the voter’s latest photograph, and save the entry in the app. After that, the data is submitted to the senior authorities.” A voter can also verify whether the form has been uploaded to the Election Commission portal by checking the website.

What happens if my address has changed?

In several cases, BLOs find that the voter to whom the form is issued is no longer living at the recorded address and has shifted elsewhere. When this happens, the BLO contacts the voter by phone to ask whether they wish to retain their vote at the original location or prefer to shift it to their new place of residence.

“If the voter says they want to cast their vote from the new location, we mark ‘permanently shifted’ on the form,” a BLO explained. “If the voter has passed away, we note ‘died’. In cases where a voter’s name appears twice in the electoral roll, one of the forms is marked for cancellation.”

BLOs further stated that they are instructed to make at least three attempts to visit the voter’s home to deliver the form. “If after three visits the voter is never found and no one in the neighbourhood can confirm their whereabouts, we mark the form as ‘absent’ and submit it as required,” a BLO added.

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