1 month ago
31 Lakh Voters at Risk in Telangana
In Telangana, officials are quickly checking voter forms marked as uncollectable to remove them from the voter list.
About 31 lakh forms are in this category.
In Hyderabad, over 4.21 lakh forms have been received, and more than half have been digitized.
However, political parties are worried that the process is being rushed, and genuine voters might be wrongly removed.
In some areas, like Khairatabad, up to 1 lakh votes could be lost.
Officials say they are following the rules, but political parties want more time to verify the lists.
31 lakh voter forms marked as uncollectable in Telangana.
74.38% of enumeration forms digitized statewide, 51% in Hyderabad.
Concerns raised over rushed process and potential deletion of genuine voters.
Up to 1 lakh votes at risk in Khairatabad constituency.
Political parties refuse to endorse lists without proper verification.
- Who
- Booth Level Officers (BLOs), Booth Level Agents (BLAs), Political Parties (BRS, Congress)
- What
- Accelerated scrutiny of uncollectable voter forms under the ASDDF category for deletion from electoral rolls.
- Where
- Telangana, particularly in Hyderabad, Khairatabad, and Karwan constituencies.
- When
- With a week left for completion of the enumeration phase, ahead of the August 3 deadline.
- Why
- To ensure accurate voter rolls by removing invalid entries, but concerns raised over rushed process and potential deletion of genuine voters.
Government Officials
Political Parties
Process Completion
Government Officials
Officials are accelerating the process to meet the deadline and ensure accurate voter rolls.
Political Parties
Political parties argue that the process is being rushed and due procedures are not being followed.
Voter Deletion Concerns
Government Officials
Officials claim the process is necessary to remove invalid entries and maintain clean voter lists.
Political Parties
Political parties fear that genuine voters are being marked as uncollectable without proper verification.
Key facts
- Total Uncollectable Forms
- 31 lakh
- Digitisation Percentage
- 74.38%
- Hyderabad Uncollectable Forms
- 4.21 lakh
- Hyderabad Digitisation Percentage
- 51%
- Deadline for Completion
- August 3
- Voters at Risk per Booth
- 300 to 600
- Potential Votes Lost in Khairatabad
- Up to 1 lakh
- ASDDF Category Percentage in Karwan
- 21 to 22%
Quotes
Srinivas
Block Level Officer in Tolichowki
“"BLA signatures have been taken for the past couple of days, without BLOs even visiting three times to each household a mandatory norm. This is to meet criteria of 100 per cent delivery, towards winding up the activity despite a week remaining."”
deccanchronicle.com
“"From the 1,400 forms which were handed over to me, there are no claimants for 300 forms. I am still waiting to hand them over. If no one claims for the next two or three days, they will be struck off."”
deccanchronicle.com
Md Wajid Hussain
Former corporator and Congress leader
“"I have asked them not to close this. Tomorrow there’s a meeting with ERO and the issue will be brought to his notice, as there is still time to conclude."”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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