TPCC Alleges SIR Irregularities Putting 1.31 Crore Telangana Voters in Limbo

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Election Commission Coordination Committee chairperson Pulipati Rajesh Kumar on Monday alleged major irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Hyderabad, claiming that the status of nearly 1.31 crore voters in Telangana has come into question.

Speaking on the voter list revision, Rajesh alleged that the Union government was using the Election Commission to systematically remove electors perceived to be supporting the Congress, particularly poor and weaker-section voters. He demanded strict accountability if any genuine eligible voter was deleted from the rolls.

Citing Election Commission data, Rajesh stated that out of approximately 3.38 crore electors in the state, 72.2 lakh electors had not filled out enumeration forms, and 61.1 lakh cases were categorized as anomalies. Furthermore, 2.8 lakh names were placed on the ASD list, while 3.1 lakh were classified as Demographic Similar Entries.

Based on these figures, the TPCC leader claimed that about 1.31 crore electors' status was left in limbo during the exercise. He cautioned that approximately 75 lakh names could potentially be excluded from the draft electoral roll.

Rajesh also raised serious questions regarding the implementation of the Booth Level Officer enumeration process. According to Election Commission guidelines, every BLO is required to visit each elector at least three times to distribute and collect completed enumeration forms.

However, Rajesh alleged that such door-to-door visits were conducted for only three to four days across Telangana. He questioned official claims of complete form distribution, asking why hundreds of enumeration forms were still in the possession of BLOs.

He further alleged that undistributed forms led to corresponding names being improperly entered onto the ASD list, with signatures obtained from party Booth Level Agents.

Expressing concern over the broader impact, Rajesh questioned who would be held responsible if poor and weaker-section voters were excluded from electoral rolls and subsequent welfare schemes. He emphasized that both the Union government and the Election Commission must take full responsibility if a single genuine voter is deleted during this process.