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Telangana Electoral Rolls: 54 Lakh Voters Added After SIR Notices
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News18•01-10-2026, 21:30
Telangana Electoral Rolls: 54 Lakh Voters Added After SIR Notices
- •Telangana CEO C Sudharshan Reddy announced that approximately 54 lakh of the 92 lakh voters who received notices during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process have been successfully included in the main electoral rolls.
- •The process of collecting documents and integrating the remaining nearly 40 lakh voters into the main roll will continue until November 5, excluding those who have migrated or died.
- •Notices were issued to about 92 lakh voters due to anomalies in their electoral records or failure to link details with the 2002 rolls, following the draft electoral roll publication on August 17.
- •Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are responsible for visiting electors' homes, collecting required documents, and uploading them to ECI Net for decision by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO).
- •Electors are generally not required to visit the ERO/AERO's office for hearings, with exceptional cases handled online, and adult family members can be authorized to attend on their behalf.
Key Questions Answered
About 54 lakh out of the 92 lakh voters who were issued notices during the Special Intensive Revision process have been successfully included in the main electoral roll.
The process of collecting documents from the remaining voters and bringing them into the main roll will continue until November 5, excluding individuals who have migrated or died.
The concerned Booth Level Officer visits the elector's home, collects the required documents, and uploads them onto ECI Net so that an Electoral Registration Officer can make a decision without requiring the elector to visit an office.
