No voter registration for Revanth Reddy in Nagarkurnool, says DEO
Nagarkurnool District Election Officer Hemant Keshav Patel said there is no voter registration in Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's name in the district, rejecting reports of dual enrolment. The clarification comes amid controversy over entries in electoral rolls during the SIR exercise.
Hyderabad: Amid the row over Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s alleged dual voter registration, Nagarkurnool Collector and District Election Officer (DEO) Hemant Keshav Patel said there was no voter registration in the Chief Minister’s name in Achampet Assembly constituency or anywhere in Nagarkurnool district.
In a press note, the DEO said there was no case of double voting or dual enrolment in Nagarkurnool district in this matter.
He said that since there was no voter registration in the district, the question of printing or distributing Enumeration Forms during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise did not arise. He appealed to people not to believe or spread baseless rumours.
The clarification came after ‘FactCheck_Telangana’, the Telangana government’s official initiative on X, issued a statement on Tuesday. The post, however, was deleted within hours for reasons that remain unclear.
The issue triggered political discussion after electoral rolls showed Revanth Reddy as a voter in Kodangal Assembly constituency under Mahabubnagar Parliamentary constituency. His name also appeared in Achampet Assembly constituency under Nagarkurnool Parliamentary constituency. Both entries carried the same EPIC number, TES0274035.
In its now-deleted post on X, FactCheck_Telangana said the “Electoral Commission” had clarified that the appearance of the Chief Minister’s name in two electoral rolls with the same EPIC number was an electoral roll anomaly. It said the issue was being addressed through the ongoing SIR exercise.
The statement also said the correction would be made by the DEO concerned in accordance with the Election Commission of India’s prescribed procedures.
It further said the Chief Minister’s family had informed the electoral authorities that they wanted to retain the voter registration in Kodangal constituency. They also requested the deletion of the entry from the Kondareddypally electoral roll.
