2 weeks ago
Voters Report Missing Names After Draft Electoral Roll Release
The Election Commission released a new draft voter list on Monday.
Some people in Rajendranagar looked for their names and could not find them.
They said they had already handed in the required forms.
The voters tried to contact officials called booth-level officers, or BLOs.
Many said the officers did not answer their calls.
One voter said a local official directed him to another officer whose contact details did not work.
The affected residents are worried that they may be left out of the voter list.
They are asking officials to explain what happened and correct the problem.
Voters in Rajendranagar said their names were missing from the draft roll despite submitting enumeration forms during the recent SIR exercise.
Most complaints reportedly came from Rajendranagar after the Election Commission released the draft list on Monday.
Several voters alleged that concerned and in-charge BLOs were unavailable or did not answer calls seeking explanations.
Voters said the Rajendranagar MRO directed them to an in-charge BLO whose phone number and WhatsApp account were reportedly not working.
Residents accused officials of conducting the SIR exercise without sufficient fairness, transparency, or accountability.
- Who
- Voters in Rajendranagar, including A Prashant, Abdul Rehman, and Syed Shoukat Ali, reported the issue; booth-level officers and local officials were criticized.
- What
- Voters said their names were missing from the draft electoral roll despite submitting enumeration forms during the SIR exercise.
- Where
- The complaints were concentrated in Rajendranagar, Rangareddy, including the Kings Colony area and Polling Station 433.
- When
- The draft roll was released on Monday; Abdul Rehman said he submitted his form on August 1, though the year was not specified.
- Why
- The articles report that voters were seeking explanations for alleged omissions and criticized officials over the conduct and follow-up of the SIR exercise.
Key facts
- Affected area
- Rajendranagar in Rangareddy
- List involved
- Draft electoral roll released by the Election Commission
- Exercise involved
- Recent SIR enumeration exercise
- Specific polling station
- Polling Station 433 in Kings Colony
- Reported complaint
- Names missing despite submission of enumeration forms
- Official contact concern
- Voters said BLOs were unavailable or not answering calls
- Escalation reported
- The Rajendranagar MRO reportedly referred one complainant to an in-charge BLO
Quotes
Abdul Rehman
Voter from Rajendranagar
“I have submitted the enumeration form to BLO G Padma assigned to Polling Station 433 in the Kings Colony area on August 1. However, when the draft roll was released on Monday, I was surprised to see that my name missing.”
thehansindia.com
“when the issue was raised with the MRO Rajendranagar, he simply washed his hands advising me to contact the In-charge BLO Vijay Babu for clarification.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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