Formal complaint lodged by ERO against applicant for bulk Form-7 applications in Musheerabad

Election authorities have formally filed a police complaint against an individual who applied for bulk deletion of voters in the Musheerabad constituency using false declarations on Form-7, as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls. The complaint was filed by Election Registration Officer Praveen Kumar Reddy in the Chikkadpally police station after an inquiry was conducted.

The applicant, identified as Balachander, is alleged to be a booth level agent (BLA) for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and had submitted applications for the deletion of 31 family members, including a Congress BLA. Pre-printed forms with voter information raised suspicions that the forms were centrally generated by the BJP and distributed to its agents.

The claims were strengthened when similar forms emerged from other constituencies, targeting a Muslim community. The Claims and Objections phase of SIR concludes on October 7, 2026, with the final electoral rolls to be published on November 9, 2026.