Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Election Commission Likely To Extend Voter Notice Deadline
Election officials are sending notices to many voters during a claims-and-objections process.
About 93 lakh notices must be distributed.
Nearly 60 lakh notices have not yet been delivered.
The current deadline is September 16.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asked for more time.
He said some people need extra time to find documents and respond.
He also asked for helpdesks and more officers to make the process easier.
Officials believe the deadline will probably be extended by two or three weeks.
The Election Commission of India is likely to extend the notice-distribution deadline by two to three weeks.
Nearly 60 lakh of the total 93 lakh notices remain to be served before the current September 16 deadline.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy requested at least three to four weeks for voters to respond and provide documents.
Reddy proposed helpdesks, clearer document guidance, more electoral registration officers and decentralised hearings.
Officials said an extension would help prevent eligible voters from losing the opportunity to safeguard their vote.
- Who
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and the Election Commission of India.
- What
- A request is being considered to extend the deadline for distributing voter notices and responding to them.
- When
- Reddy sent his request on August 29; the current notice-distribution deadline is September 16.
- Where
- The workload includes Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts.
- Why
- To give voters, including daily-wage earners, migrant workers and elderly people, enough time to receive notices, obtain documents and respond.
- Pending notices
- Nearly 60 lakh notices remain to be served.
- Total notices
- About 93 lakh notices are involved.
- Current deadline
- September 16.
- Likely extension
- Two to three weeks, according to official sources.
- Requested response period
- At least three to four weeks, according to Reddy's letter.
- Letter date
- August 29.
- Hyderabad workload
- More than 78,000 cases per Assembly constituency.