Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Telangana BLOs Rush to Collect Documents Before SIR Deadline
Election workers in Telangana are collecting documents from people who received special voter-list notices.
They are visiting homes and making phone calls to help voters finish the process.
People who cannot go to an office can send copies of their documents using a phone.
Officers can print those digital documents and attach them to the voter’s notice.
Hearings usually do not need to happen in person.
In some cases, hearings can be held online or attended by an authorized adult family member.
Officials are checking the submitted information before publishing the final voter list.
The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on November 9.
Booth Level Officers across Telangana are intensifying efforts to collect documents from voters served SIR notices before the October 7 deadline.
Voters who cannot visit booths are being encouraged to send digital copies of documents through smartphones or WhatsApp.
In one Malakpet booth, 213 notices were served, with about 6% of voters still yet to submit documents.
Telangana’s Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharshan Reddy said hearings should generally not require voters to visit electoral offices and may be conducted online.
Of 92,88,180 notices generated, 63,99,402 hearings had been held and 51,86,777 voters were found eligible for final publication.
- Who
- Booth Level Officers, electoral officials, and voters who received SIR notices are involved.
- What
- BLOs are collecting documents, processing claims and objections, and supporting hearings for the electoral-roll revision.
- When
- The claims-and-objections period runs from August 17 to October 7; the final electoral roll is scheduled for November 9.
- Where
- The document-collection effort is taking place across Telangana, including Hyderabad district and Malakpet constituency.
- Why
- Officials are helping voters complete the required process so their eligibility can be assessed for inclusion in the final electoral roll.
- Notices generated
- 92,88,180
- Notices delivered
- 88,96,846
- Notices pending delivery
- 3,91,334
- Hearings held
- 63,99,402
- Verification by DEOs
- 12,12,625
- Voters eligible for final publication
- 51,86,777
- Final electoral roll
- Scheduled for publication on November 9