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Key Points

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500+ Booth Level Officers and 30 supervisors gathered in Lucknow for a discussion.

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The Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls was completed in April.

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The final roll now includes about 133.9 million voters in Uttar Pradesh.

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The process involved a concurrent audit by over 5.82 million agents from recognized political parties.

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Summary

They are responsible for preparing and updating the electoral rolls, which list all eligible voters.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar praised them as foundational pillars of the world’s largest democracy.

In Uttar Pradesh, over 1.77 million officers helped add 13.39 crore (133.9 million) voters to the latest roll, verified by more than 5.82 million Booth Level Agents.

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New Words to Learn

7 words
Booth Level Officer
A local election worker who checks voter eligibility at each polling booth.
Electoral roll
The official list of all people who can vote in an election.
Chief Election Commissioner
The top official who oversees elections across the country.
Foundational pillar
A very important support that holds something up.
Special Intensive Revision
A big, detailed update of the voter list.
Audit
A careful review to confirm everything is correct.
Political party
A group of people who work together to win elections.
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