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Number of polling booths in UP has decreased by 3786 to 173,730 after reorganisation of the booths

Lucknow, Nov 4 (UNI) Ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, Election Commission of India( ECI) approved the proposal for allocation of polling booths in 403 Assembly constituencies across all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, based on the prescribed standard of 1,200 voters.
The process of reorganization of polling booths in the state began on October 16, 2026. Proposals received from all districts were sent for approval to the Election Commission of India as per the prescribed procedure.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa, informed that before the reorganization, the total number of polling booths in the state was 177,516, which has now been reduced to 173,730. Thus, after the reorganization, the total number of polling booths in the state has decreased by 3,786.
Under the special summary revision program conducted based on the eligibility date of January 1, 2027, the documented publication of the voter list will now be done at the 1,73,730 polling booths approved by the Commission.
CEO directed all District Election Officers to ensure the deployment of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) at the polling booths approved by the Commission as a result of the reorganization. Voters whose polling booths have changed should be informed in writing through the respective BLOs. This work should be regularly monitored by the BLO supervisor, and the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) should personally verify it.
The Chief Electoral Officer also directed that BLOs ensure that the names of all members of a family are registered in the same section of the voter list. After the publication of the draft voter list, if a voter's name is found registered at a different polling booth than that of other family members, the necessary correction should be made through Form 8 as per the prescribed procedure.
He directed the District Election Officers and Electoral Registration Officers to make the list of all polling booth approved by the Commission as a result of the allocation available to the representatives of recognized political parties.
He also directed extensive publicity in the concerned areas so that every voter receives timely information about their new or changed polling booth and faces no inconvenience during voting. UNI MBD CDS
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