Telangana has completed 100 per cent distribution of voter enumeration forms across all 33 districts, Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy said. Digitisation has reached 58.45 per cent, with Yadadri Bhuvanagiri leading and Medchal-Malkajgiri recording the lowest progress.
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy urged voters to promptly submit their SIR enumeration forms to Booth Level Officers, stating that names will be included in the draft electoral roll only after the completed forms are received.
The Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudarshan Reddy warned that failure to submit filled-in enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision could lead to deletion of names from electoral rolls.
The Election Commission of India plans to deploy the Demographically Similar Entries (DSE) software in Telangana’s Special Intensive Revision to identify duplicate voter enrolments. The software flags electors with multiple enrolments across states. Offenders risk imprisonment and fines.
Only 9% of enumeration forms have been filled and returned in Hyderabad during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls, Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy said. Hyderabad lagged due to slow distribution of forms, prompting officials to issue fresh instructions to speed up the process.
Chief Electoral Officer C Sudarshan Reddy has sought the Election Commission of India’s directions after receiving complaints from the BRS and BJP alleging Model Code of Conduct violations by the Congress government over promises to film workers and Azharuddin’s Cabinet induction
