Lucknow: All pending voter ID cards for electors registered before July 28, 2026, including those requiring corrections, have been received and will be delivered to their homes shortly. Voters enrolled after July 28 will receive their Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPICs) through Speed Post by Dec 31, 2026, UP chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa said.Rinwa made the announcement while reviewing preparations for the special summary revision of electoral rolls at the Gautam Buddh Nagar collectorate on Thursday.He said all EPIC cards prepared following registrations and corrections through Forms 6 and 8 for voters registered before July 28 had been received by the election authorities and would be distributed soon.The CEO also announced that the draft electoral roll would be published on Nov 17 and urged voters to verify their names and those of their family members.He said eligible citizens whose names were missing could submit Form 6, while those seeking corrections in existing entries could use Form 8. Applications can also be submitted through the EC’s voters’ service portal and ECINET mobile application.Rinwa directed booth-level officers (BLOs) to promptly submit field verification reports for Forms 6, 7 and 8. He instructed officials to ensure accurate entries of names, gender, dates of birth and photographs.He said BLOs making repeated errors would first receive verbal and written warnings, followed by disciplinary action for a third lapse.Officials informed the CEO that Gautam Budh Nagar has 15,27,428 registered voters, including 8,34,652 men, 6,92,729 women and 47 transgenders. The district has 766 polling centres and 1,926 polling stations across Noida, Dadri and Jewar Assembly constituencies.
