Noida officials register new voters after roll review
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Booth level officers (BLO) in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, are conducting special revision camps to register eligible first-time voters and those left off the electoral rolls after a recent review.
Suman Batra, a BLO and teacher in Harola village, and her team have been contacting residents by phone and social media to encourage them to register. Harola is home to many migrant workers from states like Bihar and West Bengal, making outreach more challenging.
During the earlier Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, BLOs visited homes to update voter lists, but confirming information proved difficult. Now, they are assisting people in completing Form 6, the application for new voter registration. The current effort follows concerns about irregularities in the SIR exercise, which led to the removal of over 13 crore names from draft voter lists across India and 2.05 crore names in Uttar Pradesh alone.
Officials in Gautam Buddha Nagar district directed BLOs to simplify the registration process for new voters, no longer requiring information related to the previous SIR. Vinay, another BLO, explained that their work continues even after the initial review, as they address ongoing changes like deaths and assist those previously missed. The BLOs are balancing these duties with their teaching responsibilities, and are holding camps at locations like schools to reach potential voters.
