LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- With barely two days left before the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls concludes on December 26, booth level officers (BLOs) in Lucknow are struggling to keep the exercise on track amid voter apathy, incomplete documentation and growing work pressure. They say lack of cooperation and reluctance to share decades-old details are slowing down what is already a mammoth task. Across the city, BLOs are no longer going door to door but are stationed at designated booths, collecting SIR forms distributed earlier. However, both the pace of submission and the quality of information provided remain a major concern. BLO Mohit Kumar, posted in the Kurmi Tola area, said voters often respond rudely when contacted for missing details. "I called a voter to ask for the serial number as per the 2003 voter list. He was rude and said his parents, both over 80, do not remember which polling station they voted at 22 years ago, and then disconnected the call," said Kumar, an employee of the Lucknow Development Authority. Similar experiences were shared by Mahesh Chandra, a government school teacher assigned to Faridi Nagar near Indira Nagar. "Many voters expect us to fill in the 2003 details on our own. Several have left the column blank, claiming their parents or grandparents are no more and they have no information," he said. "On average, a single BLO is dealing with 50 to 60 voters daily-answering queries, collecting forms and resolving discrepancies. At my booth, which has 14 BLOs, only around 40% forms are complete, while over 30% of the submitted forms have missing information," Chandra added. Anita Vaish, 55, an assistant teacher posted as BLO in the Mahanagar area, said she managed to download the 2003 voter list and complete verification for about half the voters. "Despite this, in several cases, forms have not been returned at all," she said. BLOs argue that it is unfair of voters to expect officials to track their details by browsing multiple archival voter lists. "When we call for missing details, many say 'abhi time nahi hai' or 'yeh aapka kaam hai'," Chandra said, adding that voters are particularly reluctant to retrieve information dating back over two decades. Some, however, have managed to complete the process. Shashi Kant Singh, a retired Armyman and a voter in Malihabad constituency, said he successfully registered after arranging documents from his native village in Ballia. Others have found the exercise far from smooth. Kirti Mishra, a resident of Para and a voter of Malihabad constituency, said she could not furnish her family's 2003 voting details. A working woman with a child, she said her husband's address mismatch meant he never received an SIR form. Digvijay Singh, a government officer and a voter in Lucknow East constituency, said: "If I don't have time to run after documents for my own money stuck in a bank, how can I arrange voting details from 2003?" Gopal Krishna Saxena, a doctor from Indira Nagar, said no form was handed over when the BLO visited his house in his absence. Meanwhile, official data shows uneven progress across Lucknow's nine assembly seats. Malihabad and Mohanlalganj have crossed 82% collection of forms, while urban seats such as Lucknow North, East and Cantonment remain around 60-62%. The uncollectible voters in the six urban constituencies of Lucknow Cantt, Lucknow North, Lucknow East, Lucknow Central, Sarojninagar and the old city area of Lucknow West remain high as compared to the assembly constituencies of Bakshi Ka Talab, Malihabad and Mohanlalganj which have high percentage of rural voters. With days ticking away, election officials face the twin challenge of meeting deadlines while addressing voter dissatisfaction-raising questions over last-mile coordination....