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Hyderabad Voters Frustrated by SIR Hearings and Electoral Record Discrepancies
Hyderabad is checking its voter lists through an exercise called the Special Intensive Revision.
Some voters received notices because their names or details did not match older records.
They were asked to show identity documents to correct the information.
One voter said his full name was different from the shortened version in the 2002 list.
Another voter said his 83-year-old mother was wrongly marked as absent, shifted or dead.
He also said she was assigned a polling station far from their home.
The voters believe these problems make voting more difficult.
Election officials accepted documents submitted by at least one voter, but the article does not provide an official response to the wider complaints.
Hyderabad electors say Special Intensive Revision hearings involve a cumbersome document-verification process.
Some voters received notices after names in their forms differed from 2002 electoral rolls.
Authorities asked notice recipients to submit documents including SSC certificates, PAN cards or passports.
Voters without 2002 records who listed parents’ details were asked for their parents’ Aadhaar cards.
An elector alleged his elderly mother was wrongly listed as absent, shifted or dead and assigned another polling station.
- Who
- Hyderabad electors, including voters who received Special Intensive Revision notices, and election authorities.
- What
- The ongoing Special Intensive Revision hearings are requiring voters to submit documents to address name, birth-date, address and electoral-list discrepancies.
- Where
- Hyderabad, including areas around Malkajgiri, Anandbagh and Alwal.
- When
- During the Special Intensive Revision 2026 hearings; the article does not specify exact dates.
- Why
- Voters were issued notices after details in their SIR forms did not match the 2002 electoral rolls or other electoral records.
Key facts
- Exercise
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026
- Location
- Hyderabad
- Older records referenced
- 2002 electoral rolls
- Documents mentioned
- SSC certificates, PAN cards, passports and Aadhaar cards
- Example name discrepancy
- Kolluru Hari Shankar Sharma appeared as KHS Sharma in the 2002 rolls
- Reported list error
- M. Rama Devi, aged 83, was allegedly placed on the Absentee, Shifted and Dead voters list
- Polling-station discrepancy
- One voter said his station was in Anandbagh, Malkajgiri, while his mother’s was in Alwal
Quotes
Elector reporting polling-station discrepancies
An elector describing different polling stations assigned to him and his mother.
“While my polling station is in Anandbagh, Malkajgiri, near my house, my mother's polling station is in Alwal, which is far away.”
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“They asked me for one ID proof, but I gave three and they accepted them.”
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