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XLucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government make public the progress of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and ensure that Booth Level Officers are not subjected to "life-threatening pressure". He also urged the Election Commission and the administration to deploy "additional authorised personnel" so that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are not "overburdened". In a post on X in Hindi, Yadav sought immediate publication of the percentage of SIR work completed in the state.

Stating that transparency in the electoral roll revision was "non-negotiable", the former chief minister said it must be ensured that "those in power and their associates are not involved in this exercise from the backdoor, now

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