In one of the most extensive voter enrolment drives ever mounted in Gautam Budh Nagar, the district administration on Monday deployed over 500 special lunchtime camps across factories, corporate parks, universities, high-rise societies, hospitals, and Noida’s Film City, with another equal round planned for Tuesday. Targeting the region’s highly mobile workforce and young first-time voters, the two-hour (12 pm–2 pm) camps allow employees and students to submit Form 6 (new registration), Form 8 (corrections/shifts), and other documents without leaving their workplaces. District Magistrate Medha Roopam described the initiative as a “factory-to-newsroom” outreach designed to leave no eligible voter behind ahead of the final 2026 electoral roll.

From Samsung, LG, Vivo, Yamaha, and Dixon in Greater Noida’s industrial corridors to newsrooms of Aaj Tak, India TV, NDTV, Zed Media, ABP News, Times Now, and others inside Film City, booth-level officers (BLOs) set up temporary desks in canteens and common areas. Camps were also held at Sharda University, Amity University, Gautam Buddha University, and multiple medical colleges, where hundreds of 18-year-olds registered for the first time. In labour-intensive zones and 1,868 regular polling stations across Noida and Greater Noida, similar facilities operated simultaneously, accepting forms for any booth in the district to maximise convenience.

The drive coincides with a one-week extension granted by the Election Commission of India on November 30 to 12 states and UTs, pushing the enumeration deadline to December 11 and final roll publication to February 14, 2026. The extra time will help resolve thousands of pending address mismatches and shifted-voter cases flagged during door-to-door verification. So far, 65.7 percent of submitted forms have been digitised, and BLOs have identified roughly 7.2 percent of entries belonging to voters who have relocated or are deceased, enabling a cleaner roll.

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Officials credit close coordination with industry bodies, RWAs, labour unions, and media houses for the smooth rollout. “We realised that traditional camps during non-working hours were ineffective for a district with such high workforce mobility,” DM Roopam said, adding that the administration is prioritising transparency and speed—35 BLOs have already achieved 100 percent digitisation of their areas. Industry partners provided space and announcements, while universities mobilised student volunteers to assist peers with documentation and Aadhaar linkage.

The intensified campaign reflects Gautam Budh Nagar’s unique demographic challenge: rapid urbanisation, a massive influx of migrant professionals, and a booming student population have historically led to lower voter registration rates compared to rural Uttar Pradesh districts. With the 2027 Assembly elections on the horizon, an accurate and inclusive electoral roll has become a top administrative priority.

As the extended SIR window runs until December 11, authorities expect thousands more additions and corrections, particularly from the corporate and media sectors that rarely featured in past drives. By bringing voter services directly into workplaces and studios, Gautam Budh Nagar is setting a new benchmark for urban voter enrolment in one of India’s fastest-growing districts.

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