Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Telangana Officials Move Against Disputed Bulk Form-7 Applications
Form-7 is used to object to adding or keeping someone’s name on a voter list.
Telangana officials said they would reject disputed applications connected to constituencies in Hyderabad.
One report said some forms in Goshamahal were unsigned, while officials said 30 people challenged in Musheerabad lived at the address given.
Another report said 15 pre-printed forms seeking removal of Muslim voters’ names had surfaced.
The accounts differ on some details about where the forms appeared and how many were involved.
Congress and AIMIM accused the BJP of submitting the forms.
The BJP’s state president denied that its booth-level agents had submitted them.
Officials said the voter-list review was continuing and false written declarations could lead to action.
Telangana election officials said disputed Form-7 applications linked to Goshamahal and Musheerabad would be rejected or acted upon.
In one account, Goshamahal forms were unsigned; officials said 30 electors challenged in Musheerabad lived at the stated premises.
A separate report described 15 pre-printed applications seeking deletion of Muslim voters’ names and said the CEO ordered action against applicants.
Congress and AIMIM accused the BJP of involvement; the BJP state president denied that its booth-level agents submitted the applications.
The CEO said about 29,000 Form-7 and 4.43 lakh Form-6 applications had been received during the voter-roll revision.
- Who
- Telangana election officials; the Congress, AIMIM and BJP were involved in the political dispute.
- What
- Officials said disputed bulk Form-7 applications would be rejected and that action could be taken against applicants who knowingly made false declarations.
- When
- The statements and orders were reported on Monday; the claims-and-objections process runs from August 17 to November 5.
- Where
- Goshamahal and Musheerabad in Hyderabad, Telangana; a second report also mentions Bahadurpura.
- Why
- The applications sought objections to voter-list entries, and officials raised concerns about unsigned forms, bulk submissions and possible false declarations.
Congress and AIMIM
BJP
Who submitted the applications
Congress and AIMIM
Congress said the Musheerabad applicant belonged to the BJP, and Congress and AIMIM accused the BJP of submitting bulk Form-7 applications.
BJP
BJP state president N Ramchander Rao said no BJP Booth Level Agents had submitted such applications.
Purpose and handling of objections
Congress and AIMIM
AIMIM alleged BJP activists were trying to remove Muslim voters’ names; Congress described the objections as an attempt to delete genuine electors unlawfully.
BJP
Rao said deletion decisions are made by the Election Commission after field-level inquiries and characterized the revision as a process conducted by state government machinery.
- Form-7
- A form used to object to the proposed inclusion or deletion of a name from the electoral roll.
- Goshamahal forms
- One report said the submitted forms lacked applicants’ signatures; another described 15 pre-printed forms surfacing.
- Musheerabad objections
- One applicant reportedly filed objections against 30 electors; officials said those electors resided at the stated premises.
- Reported enforcement
- The CEO directed officials to act against applicants who knowingly made false written declarations under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
- Applications received
- The CEO said about 29,000 Form-7 and 4.43 lakh Form-6 applications had been received during the revision.
- Voters assessed
- As of the CEO’s October 1 statement, 63 lakh of the 92 lakh voters issued notices had been found eligible for inclusion.
- Revision period
- The reported process for issuing notices and disposing of claims and objections runs from August 17 to November 5.
