Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Hyderabad proposes 208 polling station changes during electoral roll revision
There is an important job happening in Hyderabad, a big city in India: getting ready for elections.
The people in charge of elections want to improve where people go to vote.
They suggested 208 changes, like moving some voting places to better buildings.
They also want to rename some voting places and create about four new ones.
Some voting places that are no longer needed might be closed or combined with others.
Before deciding, they talked to leaders from all the main political parties.
At the same time, workers are updating the big list of people who are allowed to vote.
Every voter in the district has now received a special form to fill in.
More than half of the forms have already been scanned into computers, and officials are working to finish the rest.
Election officials are asking everyone to return their forms quickly so the work can be completed on time.
Hyderabad district election authorities proposed rationalisation of 208 polling stations, including location changes, renaming, new stations, and deletions or mergers.
The proposals include 94 building location changes, 39 nomenclature changes, about 4 new polling stations, and over 71 deletions or mergers.
Proposals were finalised after Electoral Registration Officers consulted representatives of all recognised political parties and were shared with parties via Formats 1-4.
As of August 5, all 47.36 lakh electors in Hyderabad district had been issued Enumeration Forms (100% distribution), with 57.56% digitised.
A total of 37.21 lakh records (78.58%) have been processed, while 10.14 lakh records (21.42%) remain to be digitised; DEO RV Karnan urged citizens to submit forms promptly.
- Who
- Hyderabad District Election Officer (DEO) RV Karnan and district election authorities, working with Electoral Registration Officers and recognised political parties.
- What
- Proposed rationalisation of 208 polling stations and progress in digitising Enumeration Forms under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- When
- Proposals were submitted ahead of the August 7 deadline; digitisation figures are as of August 5.
- Where
- Hyderabad district, Telangana, India.
- Why
- To improve accessibility, voter convenience, clarity of polling locations, and cater to growing voter populations during the electoral roll revision.
- Polling stations proposed for rationalisation
- 208
- Building location changes (Format-1)
- 94
- Nomenclature changes (Format-2)
- 39
- New polling stations (Format-3)
- About 4
- Deletions or mergers (Format-4)
- Over 71
- Enumeration Forms issued
- 47.36 lakh (100% of electors)
- Records processed
- 37.21 lakh (78.58%)
- Proposal submission deadline
- August 7