Residents accumulate and confirm Enumeration Varieties with Sales space Stage Officers (BLOs) in the course of the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at Kishanbagh in Hyderabad on July 8, 2026.
| Photograph Credit score: RAMAKRISHNA G
Near a 3rd of Telangana’s citizens may get beneath the lens of the Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) after the completion of the continued distribution and assortment of the enumeration kinds as a part of the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls within the State.
Going by the development up to now, it seems that unmapped electors and people with some form of anomaly collectively represent 30% of the electors among the many enumeration kinds verified by the Sales space Stage Officers (BLO) throughout the State.
66.66 lakh EFs verified until July 9
As issues stood on Thursday (July 9, 2026) night, out of 66.66 lakh enumeration kinds verified by the BLOs, over 20 lakh electors had been discovered both unmapped or with anomalies within the data submitted. Of those, over 18 lakh had been anomalies, whereas near 2 lakh had been unmapped.
Anomalies listed by ECI
The unmapped voters are these, whose names or whose family’ names didn’t exist or couldn’t be discovered within the rolls of the earlier SIR performed in 2002. Election Commissioner of India (ECI) has listed a complete 11 anomalies, which embrace lower than 9 months hole between progeny, lower than 15 years age hole between progeny and father or mother, lower than 40 years age hole between elector and grandparent, completely different father or mother names between present roll and former SIR, mapping with completely different relative sort in present roll and former SIR, and incorrect age distinction between present and final SIR amongst a number of others.
In absolute numbers, unmapped voters have peaked in Ranga Reddy district at over 22,000, whereas the anomalies had been the very best in Nizamabad district, at almost 1.84 lakh. In share phrases, Medchal Malkajgiri has the very best unmapped voters at 27% of the verified kinds, and Hyderabad, the very best ratio of anomalies at 57%.
Distribution of kinds has 100% achievement in 9 districts, whereas digitisation of the kinds and verification remains to be a piece in progress throughout the State.
Notices
After the completion of distribution and assortment of kinds, the electors who’re unmapped and whose data has anomalies would obtain notices from the EROs. July 31-September 28 is the discover section when the EROs would subject notices and listen to the claims and objections. These in receipt of the notices could be requested to come back to the ERO on the appointed time with the related paperwork to show their citizenship. A complete 11 paperwork have been listed as proof of citizenship, which don’t embrace Aadhaar or Meals Safety Card that are owned by numerous folks. Of the 11, solely 9 are relevant to Telangana.
Schedule of Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana
| Dates | |
| Home-to-house by BLOs | June 25 – July 24, 2026 |
| Rationalization of polling stations | By July 24, 2026 |
| Publication of draft electoral roll | July 31, 2026 |
| Interval of submitting claims & objections | July 31 – August 30, 2026 |
| Discover section/ disposal of claims & objections | July 31 – September 28, 2026 |
| Publication of ultimate electoral roll | October 1, 2026 |
Revealed – July 10, 2026 12:40 pm IST
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