Draft polling station list to be shared with political parties on October 19; objections invited till October 25
Bareilly: District Magistrate Avinash Singh chaired a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties at the Collectorate auditorium on Friday to discuss the rationalisation and reorganisation of polling stations ahead of the Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls with January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date.
The District Magistrate said the Election Commission of India had set November 2, 2026, as the deadline for rationalising and reorganising polling stations. The draft list of polling stations will be shared with recognised political parties on October 19, and suggestions or objections must be submitted by October 25.
As per the announced schedule, the draft electoral roll will be published on November 12. Claims and objections will be accepted from November 12 to December 11, with their disposal scheduled by December 28. The final electoral roll will be published on January 4, 2027.
Singh announced special campaign days on October 17 and 24 at all 3,835 polling stations across the district. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will remain available with sufficient Form 6 applications to help eligible citizens enrol as voters.
He urged people whose names are missing from the electoral roll, including those whose names were deleted, to visit their designated polling stations and apply for inclusion. Young people who have attained the age of 18 are also eligible to apply. He stressed that every applicant must receive an acknowledgement receipt from the BLO to ensure transparency and enable them to track the status of their application.
The DM also asked Electoral Registration Officers and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers to ensure timely data entry, regularly monitor applications and clear pending cases. Political parties were urged to direct their Booth Level Agents (BLAs) to assist BLOs during the special campaign days. Under the guidelines explained at the meeting, BLAs may submit up to 10 Form 6 applications to a BLO at a time, subject to a maximum of 30 during the entire programme.
The meeting also reviewed the gender ratio among voters, enrolment across age groups, election-related complaints and cases received through designated telephone contact facilities. Officials were instructed to monitor Forms 6, 7 and 8 daily and prepare separate lists of applications pending for more than 15 and 45 days, prioritising their disposal.
Singh emphasised that eligible voters must be included in the electoral roll, while ineligible entries should be dealt with according to the rules. He called for regular progress reports, clear accountability among election officials and timely resolution of pending cases.
City Magistrate Rajesh Kumar Verma, concerned officials and representatives of recognised political parties attended the meeting.
