Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Telangana CEO Orders Personal Delivery of SIR-2026 Notices
Telangana’s top election official gave instructions about delivering voter notices.
He said Booth Level Officers, or BLOs, must give each notice directly to the correct voter.
They can ask Booth Level Agents for help finding people who are difficult to locate.
Officials also reviewed hearings and unfinished election cases.
Lists of unusual or unmatched cases should be shared with political representatives.
Election workers must upload documents according to Election Commission rules.
Supervisors should visit elderly people and people with disabilities when their hearing locations are not covered.
Help desks must remain available to answer voters’ questions.
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharsan Reddy directed BLOs to personally deliver SIR-2026 notices to concerned voters.
BLOs were told to seek help from Booth Level Agents to locate hard-to-trace urban electors.
Officials reviewed notice delivery, hearing schedules, and pending case clearances across Telangana.
District officials must share un-mapping and anomaly case lists with political representatives and involve BLAs during claims and objections.
BLOs and election officials were instructed to follow Election Commission guidelines when uploading documents, while help desks must assist voters.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharsan Reddy directed BLOs, BLO Supervisors, AEROs, EROs, and other election officials.
- What
- Officials were instructed to personally deliver SIR-2026 notices, complete hearings and pending cases, follow document-upload rules, and maintain voter assistance desks.
- When
- The instructions were issued on Monday during a video conference.
- Where
- The review covered Hyderabad and districts across Telangana.
- Why
- The measures are intended to improve notice delivery, resolve pending cases, support claims and objections, and assist electors during the revision process.
- State
- Telangana
- Chief Electoral Officer
- C Sudharsan Reddy
- Election process
- SIR-2026
- Notice requirement
- BLOs must personally deliver notices to concerned electors.
- Support for hard-to-trace voters
- BLOs may seek assistance from Booth Level Agents.
- Document rules
- Officials must upload documents according to Election Commission of India guidelines.
- Voter assistance
- ERO- and DEO-level help desks must operate throughout the revision process.