The Election Commission has released a revised timetable for preparing fresh electoral rolls for five Graduate constituencies—Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut and Allahabad-Jhansi—and six Teacher constituencies—Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Bareilly-Moradabad and Gorakhpur-Faizabad of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. According to the State Election Commission, the final voter lists will be published on January 6.
Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said that all manuscripts and printing work will be completed by November 27. The draft voter lists will be published on December 2. Claims and objections can be filed between December 2 and December 16. Their disposal will be completed by December 30, after which the supplementary lists will be released. The final lists will be made public on January 6.
‘Remove Bogus Names, Keep Updated Records’: Dharmapal
BJP State General Secretary (Organisation) Dharmpal Singh, while addressing the Awadh region’s intensive voter revision (SIR) meeting on Friday, said that no effort should be left incomplete. He urged that just like during elections, BLA-2, booth presidents, and booth-in-charge workers should remain present at the booth every day and ensure that all voter verification forms are collected. They must also add new voters and remove names of deceased, shifted, or bogus voters, while keeping copies of all such lists.
He added that the SIR campaign is not only the responsibility of BLA-2, booth presidents, or booth in-charges, but a shared duty of all office-bearers, leaders, public representatives, and workers. The campaign must be carried out with the same enthusiasm as an election. Many supporters live around each booth, and they should be contacted and motivated to participate actively. Mandal presidents should have lists of all party workers present at each booth. Daily communication must take place between BLA-1, BLA-2, booth in-charges, and booth presidents, with clearly assigned tasks every day.
