UP SIR: 27.5 M voters yet to submit forms; ECI may extend deadline

With just 48 hours left to submit the enumeration form for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and around 27.5 million voters yet to submit their forms in Uttar Pradesh, it is now expected that the 11 December deadline could be extended for the second time, by a week.

- MANOJ BHADRA

ECI sources here on Tuesday hinted that UP could be given another week's time to submit the enumeration forms.

According to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa, approximately 17.7 per cent (nearly 2.75 crore) voter enumeration forms have not been collected by the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) till Monday evening.

“These voters are those who have not submitted forms, absent, deceased, or shifted voters. Besides, mapping of 30 per cent of voters with the 2003 electoral rolls is yet to be completed,” he added while talking to this correspondent on Tuesday.

He said 97.3 per cent of the digitisation of the enumeration forms has been completed. The state has over 15.44 crore voters.

“While 80 per cent of the enumeration forms have been returned in the state, 17.7 per cent of the forms are still outstanding,” he admitted, hinting at having talked to the commission on the issue.

Previously, the deadline for filling out the enumeration forms was extended from 4 December to 11 December on 30 November.