UP voters whose names were present in pre-SIR exercise but missing from roll asked to submit Form-6

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa on Tuesday informed that the Election Commission of India has clarified that electors whose names were included in the electoral roll prior to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) but are missing from the current electoral roll may submit Form-6 for inclusion of their names, a statement said.

Rinwa said that no action under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, shall be initiated merely on the ground that an elector was previously registered and has submitted Form-6. This is subject to the condition that the elector is not already registered in another parliamentary or assembly constituency and the declaration made is otherwise in accordance with the law.

The CEO further informed that instructions have been issued to all District Election Officers (DEOs) to ensure compliance with the Commission's directions, communicate them to all electoral registration officers (EROs), assistant EROs (AEROs) and other concerned officials, and ensure wide publicity through available communication channels.

He appealed to all eligible citizens to verify their names in the current electoral roll and if they are missing despite previous enrolment, they should submit Form-6 without fear or hesitation in accordance with the prescribed procedure, the statement said.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been quoted as expressing concern over the names of voters, including people listed in panchayat rolls and being beneficiaries of government schemes, but missing from the state's assembly electoral rolls.

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