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Telangana Files First FIR Over Allegedly Fraudulent Form 7s
Police in Hyderabad have filed a case against a BJP booth agent named S Balachander.
They say he tried to submit 30 forms asking officials to remove people from the voter list.
The people named on the forms were all Muslim residents of Musheerabad.
Officials said the forms were already printed with the voters’ details and that they checked the people still lived there.
The Election Registration Officer made the complaint after an initial inquiry.
The BJP denies trying to remove voters and says the Congress is misleading the public.
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi says similar forms were used in another constituency.
Telangana officials have told election authorities to act against people who submit false forms.
The final voter list is due to be published on November 9.
Police in Chikkadpally, Hyderabad, filed an FIR against BJP booth agent S Balachander over 30 Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions.
The flagged voters were all Muslim residents of Musheerabad; one was reportedly a Congress booth agent.
Officials said the applications were pre-printed and that field verification found all 30 people living in Musheerabad.
Balachander was booked under two Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections and Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
The BJP denied efforts to delete voters, while AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi alleged similar false applications in Goshamahal.
- Who
- BJP booth agent S Balachander was named in the FIR; the applications concerned 30 Muslim voters.
- What
- Police registered a case over allegedly fraudulent Form 7 applications seeking deletion of voters from the electoral roll.
- Where
- Musheerabad Assembly constituency, Hyderabad, Telangana.
- When
- The forms were reportedly brought to the polling station on September 28, 2026; the FIR was filed a day before the claims-and-objections phase ended.
- Why
- Officials allege the forms were submitted with the intention of deleting voters who were not connected to the agent.
Allegations of improper voter deletions
Denials and counterclaims
Purpose of the Form 7 applications
Allegations of improper voter deletions
The FIR and officials’ account say the forms were pre-printed and submitted with a mala fide intention to remove voters who were not connected to the BJP agent.
Denials and counterclaims
The BJP denies any party effort to delete voters; state president N Ramchander Rao accused the Congress of misleading the public about the Election Commission.
Similar applications in other constituencies
Allegations of improper voter deletions
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that false Form 7 applications targeting Muslim voters were also filed in Goshamahal.
Denials and counterclaims
The article reports the BJP’s denial of attempts to delete voters, but does not provide a specific response from the party to Owaisi’s Goshamahal allegation.
Key facts
- FIR location
- Chikkadpally, Hyderabad
- Accused
- S Balachander, a BJP booth-level agent
- Applications
- 30 Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions
- Voters concerned
- All 30 were reportedly Muslim residents of Musheerabad
- Legal provisions
- Sections 217 and 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950
- Telangana voter count before revision
- 3.39 crore
- Draft-roll changes
- 73.39 lakh names deleted and 92 lakh voters sent notices
- Final electoral roll
- Scheduled for publication on November 9
Quotes
Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM leader who alleged false Form 7 filings in Goshamahal.
“Our request to the CEO is to not spare anyone who is spreading this hatred against Muslims”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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