Telangana Electoral Roll Revision to Begin on June 15 Following Supreme Court Ruling

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is scheduled to begin on June 15 across Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana. The launch of the civic exercise follows a Supreme Court decision on Wednesday, May 27, which upheld the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to undertake the revision.

Failing to register on the final voters list will result in the loss of voting rights. Furthermore, the Supreme Court directed that cases where names are deleted from electoral rolls due to doubtful citizenship must be referred to the competent authority under the Citizenship Act, 1955, for adjudication.

The CJI Kant-led Bench ordered the competent authority to resolve these cases before the next Vidhan Sabha or local body elections, whichever comes first. Affected individuals will receive a notice and a hearing. If the authority determines they are citizens, their names will be restored to the electoral rolls.

While the overall revision process begins on June 15, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will start conducting house-to-house visits on June 25. These visits will continue until July 24, allowing voters who are not yet mapped with the 2002 SIR list to provide their details.

Voters can map themselves with their own records or those of specific allowed relatives from the 2002 list. The permitted relatives are limited to parents, paternal grandparents, and maternal grandparents. Mapping with any other relatives is invalid. Those who cannot map themselves must submit ECI-listed documents to remain on the voters list.

Voters who map successfully but show logical discrepancies may receive notices to prove their relationships. These discrepancies include age gaps between voters and parents of less than 15 years or more than 50 years, or an age gap with grandparents of less than 40 years. Notices will also be issued if more than six people map to a single individual from the 2002 list.