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Andhra Pradesh Faces 4.10 Lakh Pending Electoral Applications
Andhra Pradesh is checking its voter lists before they are finalized.
People submitted applications to register, remove, or correct voter information.
By the last submission day, nearly 4.10 lakh applications were still waiting to be cleared.
Most of the pending applications were from people seeking new voter registration.
Officials had also sent notices to many voters and completed hearings for most of them.
However, nearly 3.92 lakh notices still needed hearings.
Many voters were also waiting to be included in the final voter lists.
Officials said the backlog could change as applications from the final day are added, but it was unclear whether the deadline would be extended again.
Nearly 4.10 lakh applications under Forms 6, 7 and 8 were pending clearance in Andhra Pradesh on September 10.
Form 6 applications for new voters accounted for about 2.52 lakh of the pending applications.
Of 44.28 lakh notices served, hearings were completed for 40.36 lakh, while 3.92 lakh remained pending.
The inclusion of 1.34 crore of 3.27 crore other-category electors remained pending for the final electoral rolls.
Photo-quality checks also had major backlogs, including 75.43% pending at the Electoral Registration Officer stage.
- Who
- The Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh election officials, voters, and applicants submitting Forms 6, 7 and 8.
- What
- A large backlog of voter applications, notice hearings, electoral-roll inclusions, and photo-quality checks remained during the Special Intensive Revision.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, including districts and assembly constituencies across the state.
- When
- On Thursday, September 10, the final day for submitting claims and objections.
- Why
- The Election Commission was revising the electoral rolls and processing requests for new registrations, deletions, corrections, address changes, and voter-ID replacements.
Key facts
- Pending applications
- Nearly 4.10 lakh applications under Forms 6, 7 and 8 were pending clearance.
- Form 6
- About 3.77 lakh applications were received, with 2.52 lakh pending.
- Form 7
- Of 57,019 applications, 9,387 were pending.
- Form 8
- Of 2.25 lakh applications, 1.49 lakh were pending.
- Notice hearings
- Hearings were completed for 40.36 lakh of 44.28 lakh notices; 3.92 lakh remained pending.
- Final-roll inclusion
- Of 3.27 crore other-category electors, 1.93 crore were parked for inclusion and 1.34 crore remained pending.
- Photo checks
- Photo checks had pendency rates of 40.38% for updated photos and 75.43% at the ERO stage.











