Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Hyderabad SIR Notices Pile Up as Delivery Lags
Election officials in Hyderabad are checking voter lists through a process called the Special Intensive Revision.
They created notices for voters whose records were not linked properly or had unusual details.
More than 12.5 lakh notices were created, but only about 4.9 lakh had reached voters.
This left more than 7.6 lakh notices still waiting to be delivered.
Voters who receive notices must provide documents to help officials check their records.
Officials held over 14,000 hearings and received many requests to add or correct names.
They digitised about 27.95 lakh of the 47.36 lakh forms given out.
The draft voter list had about 27.95 lakh people.
Jubilee Hills had the highest number of notices generated among the constituencies listed.
Hyderabad authorities generated 12,54,917 SIR notices for unmapped or anomalous electoral records.
Only 4,88,575 notices, or 38.93%, were distributed, leaving 7,66,342 pending.
Jubilee Hills recorded the most generated notices, followed by Karwan and Musheerabad.
Officials conducted 14,431 hearings and received 3,48,751 claims and objections.
The August 17 draft rolls listed 27,95,225 electors across 4,094 polling stations.
- Who
- Hyderabad district election authorities, including District Election Officer RV Karnan, and affected electors.
- What
- Authorities are conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and distributing notices to voters whose records are unmapped or flagged for anomalies.
- When
- The data was reported on September 1, 2026; the draft electoral rolls were published on August 17, 2026.
- Where
- Hyderabad district, covering 15 Assembly constituencies, 4,094 polling stations, and 1,710 locations.
- Why
- Flagged electors must provide supporting documents so officials can verify and update their electoral records.
- Notices generated
- 12,54,917: 5,82,217 for No Mapping cases and 6,72,700 for anomalies.
- Notices distributed
- 4,88,575, representing 38.93% of generated notices.
- Notices pending
- 7,66,342 notices remained pending distribution.
- Hearings
- 14,431 hearings were conducted by 247 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers across 254 locations.
- Claims and objections
- 3,48,751 submissions: 1,89,438 Form-6, 4,364 Form-6A, 7,327 Form-7, and 1,47,622 Form-8.
- Enumeration forms digitised
- 27,95,225 of 47,36,669 distributed forms, or 59.01%.
- Draft-roll electors
- 27,95,225 electors: 13,86,536 males, 14,08,513 females, and 176 third-gender electors.
