Over 40% of Voters in Serilingampally and Rajendranagar Fall Under ASDD List

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has revealed that over 40 percent of electors in Hyderabad's IT corridor constituencies of Serilingampally and Rajendranagar fall under the absent, shifted, dead, and duplicate (ASDD) category. In addition, nearly 45 percent of digitised voters in these two segments could not be linked to the previous electoral roll, highlighting significant migration and voter churn in the area.

Before the SIR exercise, Serilingampally and Rajendranagar together had 14 lakh electors. Out of these, 5.7 lakh voters, or 40.9 percent, were classified under the ASDD category. This proportion is nearly double Telangana's statewide average of 21.7 percent and surpasses the combined 37.6 percent recorded across Hyderabad, Rangareddy, and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. Furthermore, 3.73 lakh of the 8.3 lakh digitised electors across the two segments—amounting to 44.8 percent—could not be mapped to the previous SIR.

Serilingampally recorded the highest level of dislocation. Out of its 7.7 lakh pre-SIR electors, 3.2 lakh (42.6 percent) were marked in the ASDD category. Among its 4.4 lakh digitised voters, 2.7 lakh (61.6 percent) remain unmapped, placing the constituency fourth across Telangana in terms of unmapped percentage and second in absolute numbers.

Assistant Municipal Commissioner Pratibha stated that the segment initially recorded 51 percent mapping during the pre-SIR exercise, after which the submission of enumeration forms declined. She noted that the core issue is migration involving IT employees from other states, adding that complaints are being addressed and electors without 2002 data have been asked to submit 12 prescribed documents. Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharshan Reddy had previously ordered an inquiry into the unmapped figures in Serilingampally, stating the issue had since been rectified.

In Rajendranagar, 2.4 lakh of its 6.3 lakh electors (38.8 percent) fall under the ASDD category, while the unmapped voter rate stands at 25.6 percent. Rajendranagar Electoral Registration Officer Srinivas Reddy noted that cases involved voters of both Andhra origin and North Indian backgrounds.

Across both segments, approximately 3.4 lakh electors have been classified as permanently shifted, while 1.7 lakh are marked absent or untraceable. Chevella MP Konda Visweswara Reddy attributed these patterns to the high mobility in the western growth corridor, noting that many residents retain voting preferences in Andhra Pradesh or ancestral links elsewhere.