Revanth Reddy seeks four-week extension for electoral roll revision
In a letter addressed to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on August 29, he said the revision had reached a critical stage, with nearly one-third of the State’s electorate potentially required to establish their eligibility afresh.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has requested a four-week extension to the claims and objections period for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana. This comes as nearly one-third of the State’s 3.38 crore electors are potentially requiring verification. As of June 10, around 73.39 lakh entries have been classified under Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate (ASDD).
Of these, almost 62% are marked as "permanently shifted", raising concerns about the verification process not distinguishing between temporary absence and permanent relocation. The Chief Minister expressed worry that genuine voters facing temporary circumstances may be treated the same as those who have permanently moved. He also noted that voters unable to update their addresses face potential deletion from their previous constituencies without proper notice.
Geographic challenges in urban areas, where frequent tenant changes and migrant worker movement are common, were highlighted as a factor complicating proof of residence. Beyond the extension, Reddy proposed public readings of draft rolls at Gram Sabhas and Ward Committee meetings, offering electors three to four weeks to respond to verification notices, and requesting more helpdesks and documents acceptable for verification. The Telangana government offered to provide logistical support for these measures.
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