Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Telangana SIR Hearings Leave Nearly 47 Lakh Voters At Risk
Telangana is checking its voter list through a process called the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
Officials are checking whether people on the list are still eligible to vote.
Some voters were marked as absent, having moved, deceased, or duplicated.
Their names were removed from the draft list while officials checked the information.
Many hearings have already been held, and millions of voters were found eligible to stay on the list.
Officials warn that people who do not answer notices or complete verification could be left out.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy says the process may unfairly remove genuine voters.
The final voter list is expected to be published on November 9, 2026.
Nearly 47 lakh Telangana voters could be excluded from the final electoral rolls if verification remains incomplete.
At the start of the exercise, 73,39,235 electors were placed in the Absent, Shifted, Dead or Duplicate category.
By September 28, authorities had completed 58,97,432 hearings and found 45,54,236 electors eligible for inclusion.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy opposed the revision, alleging it could remove genuine voters and calling for a nationwide “SIR Go Back” campaign.
The final rolls are scheduled for publication on November 9, 2026, after claims and objections close on October 7.
- Who
- Telangana voters, election authorities, and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy are central to the SIR process.
- What
- A Special Intensive Revision is reviewing Telangana's electoral rolls, with unresolved cases potentially excluded from the final list.
- When
- The exercise began on June 25, 2026; claims and objections can be filed until October 7, and final rolls are scheduled for November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Telangana, India.
- Why
- Authorities are conducting notices, hearings, and verification to resolve discrepancies and no-mapping cases in the voter rolls.
Opposition to SIR
Election Verification Process
Effect on genuine voters
Opposition to SIR
Revanth Reddy alleges that the Election Commission is being misused to remove genuine voters who oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Election Verification Process
Election authorities are continuing notices, hearings, and verification for cases involving logical discrepancies and no mapping.
Need for more time
Opposition to SIR
Reddy is calling for the SIR to be withdrawn and has urged a nationwide “SIR Go Back” campaign.
Election Verification Process
The Election Commission extended the schedule by three weeks to provide additional time for claims, objections, notices, and verification.
Institutional decision-making
Opposition to SIR
Reddy criticised Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he was making decisions without the knowledge of the other two Election Commissioners.
Election Verification Process
The article reports that the revision is proceeding under the Election Commission's extended schedule, but does not provide a response to Reddy's allegation.
- Registered electors at start
- 3,38,26,448
- Electors initially placed in ASDD category
- 73,39,235, or 21.70% of the electorate
- Hearings completed by September 28
- 58,97,432
- Electors found eligible
- 45,54,236
- Notices required
- 92,88,181
- Notices delivered
- 87,85,739; 5,02,441 remained pending
- Final-roll publication date
- November 9, 2026