Lucknow, Feb. 3 -- Indian citizens born outside the country can now enrol as voters under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Uttar Pradesh by filling Form -6 or Form 6-A and submitting it to the booth level officers (BLO) or electoral registration officers (EROs).

Giving this information, Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said earlier Indian citizens born outside the country could not enrol as voters through Form-6 or Form- 6 A (forms marked by ECI for enrolment of new voters) as there was no provision in the form to register the birthplace outside India.

ECI has now resolved the issue and created a system for such cases to register as voters, he added.

The facility is likely to pave the way...