GHMC Commissioner and Hyderabad District Election Officer RV Karnan has raised concerns over poor digitisation of electoral rolls in Sanath Nagar, Musheerabad and Secunderabad Cantonment constituencies.
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.
The Telangana Chief Electoral Officer has instructed Booth Level Officers not to insist on physical enumeration forms from voters who have completed the SIR process online. The clarification follows complaints about duplicate submissions and confusion over acknowledgement messages.
With the July 24 deadline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) approaching, Booth Level Officers in Hyderabad have sought an extension citing difficulties in completing voter enumeration.
Despite claims by the Telangana CEO that over 96 per cent of voters have received enumeration forms, Booth Level Officers in Hyderabad and other districts are struggling to trace voters due to irregular house numbering and missing contact details.
Several voters in Telangana are facing difficulties linking their SIR 2026 enumeration forms with the 2002 electoral rolls due to Telugu-only records, spelling variations in English names and challenges in locating polling station details and serial numbers.
Booth-Level Officers involved in Telangana's Special Intensive Revision exercise have reported several issues, including incorrect voter details, invalid corrections, improper photographs, language barriers and delays during house visits, making the electoral roll revision process more time-consuming and challenging.
With less than three weeks left for the Special Intensive Revision deadline, many Hyderabad voters say Booth Level Officers have not visited their homes. Residents are instead travelling to polling stations to collect enumeration forms, raising concerns about completing the process on time.
The distribution of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Telangana has slowed down in Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts, with Medchal recording the lowest coverage at 61.57 percent.
The Telangana High Court has questioned the Election Commission of India’s decision to distribute physical Enumeration Forms only in Telugu outside GHMC limits during the ongoing revision of electoral rolls.
The Election Commission reported major progress in Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision, with 99.83% Enumeration Forms distributed across 12 states and UTs and 93.27% digitisation completed. Uttar Pradesh leads in electorate size but trails in digitisation
The Election Commission has distributed over 37 crore enumeration forms across 12 States and UTs under Phase II of its voter roll revision. Lakshadweep achieved full coverage, while Bihar’s second poll phase saw a record 68.79% turnout
