Archive · 18 Jun 2025
Telangana Cleans Voter Rolls, Improves Polling Experience
Telangana is cleaning up its voter lists by removing duplicate names, with around 58,000 removed.
They're also making voting easier by reducing the number of people at each polling station.
To make voting better, they're providing phone storage outside the booths.
The officials also reduced the distance for the campaign booths and are studying how other countries, like Belgium, run their elections to improve the process in Telangana.
Telangana identified and removed around 58,000 duplicate voter IDs.
Maximum voters per polling station reduced from 1,500 to 1,200 for better voting experience.
Mobile phone deposit facilities to be arranged outside polling booths.
Campaign booth distance reduced from 200 to 100 meters.
CEO to study Belgium's electoral model with compulsory voting.
- Who
- Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudarshan Reddy, the Election Commission of India (ECI), and voters.
- What
- Measures to improve electoral process, including removal of duplicate voter IDs and changes to polling stations.
- When
- Ongoing, with specific actions announced recently.
- Where
- Telangana, India.
- Why
- To strengthen the electoral process, enhance voter convenience, and improve polling percentage.
- Duplicate IDs Removed
- Around 58,000
- Max Voters/Polling Station (Old)
- 1,500
- Max Voters/Polling Station (New)
- 1,200
- Aadhaar Linkage
- 67% of voters
- Campaign Booth Distance
- Reduced from 200m to 100m
