LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- Following a 15-day extension of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on Thursday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will re-verify 2.95 crore "uncollectible" voters (approximately 19%) in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The focus will be on 1.27 crore (8.22%) voters who have permanently shifted, 46 lakh (3%) deceased, 23.69 lakh (1.5%) duplicate entries, 84.73 lakh (5.5%) untraceable voters, and 9.98 lakh (0.62%) who failed to return enumeration forms after collecting them from booth-level officers (BLOs), they added. District election officers (DEOs) have been instructed to conduct a fresh verification of all uncollectible voters. They will hold meetings with BLOs and booth-level agents (BLAs) at each polling station, upload the minutes, and submit lists of deceased persons, permanently shifted voters, those not found at their addresses, and those registered elsewhere on both the DEO portal and the assembly segment voters' portal. BLOs appointed by the ECI and BLAs deputed by recognised political parties will carry out the verification drive across 1,62,486 booths. During the extended 15-day window, the ECI will also complete mapping of voters enrolled in the 2025 electoral roll with those on the 2003 list. As of Thursday, 77% of the mapping was complete. The poll panel will also prioritise enrolling new voters during this period. BLOs have been directed to ensure eligible citizens fill Form 6, with special focus on youths who will turn 18 on January 1, 2026. Till Thursday, BLOs had collected 81% enumeration forms, of which 99.68% have been digitised, officials said. UP chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said a request for a two-week extension of the SIR deadline had been sent to the ECI on Wednesday. According to the revised schedule, the enumeration period-earlier set to end on December 11-will now continue until December 26. The draft electoral rolls will be published on December 31. Claims and objections can be filed between December 31, 2025, and January 30, 2026. The notice phase will run from December 31, 2025, to February 21, 2026. During this time, the ECI will take decisions on enumeration forms and dispose of claims and objections. The final electoral rolls will be published on February 28, 2026, the CEO said....