Archive · 26 Aug 2026
SIR Hearings Emphasize Facts and Protection of Voting Rights
Officials are checking voter lists in NTR district to make sure the information is correct.
This process is called a Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
Some voters received notices asking them to explain problems in their records.
Officials must listen to voters and check their documents before making a decision.
They are also checking reports about voters’ addresses and other details.
Special attention is being given to people who are pregnant, bedridden, sick or living elsewhere.
Many hearing dates that expired are being rescheduled so people have another chance to attend.
The goal is to protect the voting rights of every eligible voter while following the rules.
Roll Observer M.V. Seshagiri Babu said electoral-roll hearings in NTR district must prioritize factual verification, transparency and eligible voters’ rights.
Officials were directed to explain notices, hear voters’ responses and examine supporting documents before deciding cases.
Field reports, voter addresses and discrepancies in electoral details were reviewed during inspections in Vijayawada.
Officials were told to consider arrangements for pregnant, bedridden, ill and out-of-state or overseas voters.
Of 1,90,348 notices distributed, hearings were completed for 75,471 people and 58,895 expired schedules were being rescheduled.
- Who
- Roll Observer and IAS officer M.V. Seshagiri Babu, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Commissioner H.M. Dhyanachandra, and electoral officials, BLOs and voters.
- What
- Officials inspected and reviewed hearings connected with the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- When
- Monday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- AEROs’ offices in Ayyappa Nagar and Ajit Singh Nagar in Vijayawada, NTR district.
- Why
- To verify electoral-roll information factually and transparently while protecting eligible voters’ rights and following the rules.
- Revision exercise
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in NTR district
- Notices distributed
- 1,90,348
- Hearings completed
- 75,471
- Expired hearing schedules
- 58,895 were being rescheduled
- Inspection locations
- Ayyappa Nagar in Vijayawada East and Ajit Singh Nagar in Vijayawada Central
- Review focus
- Voter explanations, supporting documents, field reports, addresses and discrepancies
- Special cases
- Pregnant, bedridden, ill, out-of-state and overseas voters