When the Election Commission of India (EC) announced the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, the communications professional was unable to fill the enumeration form, as he simply didn’t know where to get one. Apoorva Snehil Katayayan moved residences within Lucknow, from Lucknow East to Lucknow Cantonment Assembly seat. is the highest for any State or Union Territory in absolute numbers where SIR has been conducted so far. When the SIR was announced, he decided to retain his voter registration back in his village instead of the city. The SIR process in Uttar Pradesh took 62 days and saw three extensions.

Source: The Hindu January 17, 2026 13:40 UTC