73.39 lakh voters dropped in Telangana SIR draft rolls; 92 lakh to get notices

In Telangana, 73.39 lakh voters have been removed from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) draft rolls following the release of draft rolls on Monday, according to Chief Electoral Officer C Sudarshan Reddy. Simultaneously, 92 lakh voters will receive notices, Reddy stated at a press conference on Monday. The Election Commission has collected 78.30% of the enumeration forms from a total of 3.38 crore voters.

Of the state's 3.38 crore voters, 9,22,229 (2.73%) were identified as deceased, 57,46,803 (16.99%) were found to have permanently shifted or were absent, and 6,70,203 electors (1.98%) were enrolled multiple times. Booth Level Officers did not return enumeration forms due to reasons such as electors moving to other states or union territories, not being found, or not submitting the form by August 10, or expressing unwillingness to register as an elector.

The SIR process in Telangana's 33 districts has been extensive, with overwhelming participation. Lists of absent, shifted, deceased, and duplicate electors whose names are not included in the draft rolls have been displayed on the notice boards of respective Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers, gram panchayat municipal office notice boards, and the Chief Electoral Officer's website.