Archive · 20 Aug 2026
CPM Leader Challenges Notices Issued During Voter Roll Revision
Election officials are checking voter lists through a process called the Special Intensive Revision.
CPM leader Ch Babu Rao said some voters are receiving notices because of small mistakes in their records.
He received a notice because his father’s name was spelled differently in two voter lists.
Babu Rao said the difference came from translating a Telugu letter into English in two ways.
He attended a hearing in Vijayawada on August 18 and submitted his documents again.
He questioned why voters should be blamed for errors made during translation.
Babu Rao also alleged that many people could be removed from voter lists.
He said 45 lakh names had already been removed in Andhra Pradesh and more notices were being prepared.
These figures were presented as allegations by Babu Rao.
CPM leader Ch Babu Rao alleged that voters were receiving notices on flimsy grounds during the Special Intensive Revision process.
Babu Rao received a notice over differing English spellings of his father Bala Nageswara Rao’s name in the 2002 electoral roll.
He said the discrepancy resulted from election authorities transliterating a Telugu letter as either “V” or “W”.
Babu Rao attended a hearing on August 18 and resubmitted the required documents despite his name appearing in the draft roll.
He alleged that 16 crore voters nationally, including 45 lakh in Andhra Pradesh, could lose their voting rights; authorities were preparing notices for another 44 lakh voters in the state.
- Who
- CPM State Secretariat member Ch Babu Rao and voters affected by the Special Intensive Revision process.
- What
- Babu Rao alleged that election authorities were issuing unjust notices and putting voters’ names at risk because of minor discrepancies.
- When
- Babu Rao attended his hearing on August 18; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- The hearing took place at LBS Nagar Community Hall in Vijayawada Central constituency, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The notice to Babu Rao concerned differing English spellings of his father’s name in the 2002 electoral roll; he said similar discrepancies were affecting other voters.
- Process
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Notice recipient
- Ch Babu Rao, CPM State Secretariat member
- Record cited
- 2002 electoral roll
- Draft-roll detail
- Babu Rao’s name was listed as voter No. 467 in Part 117
- Hearing date
- August 18
- Andhra Pradesh allegation
- Babu Rao said 45 lakh names had already been removed and notices were being prepared for another 44 lakh voters
- Vijayawada allegation
- Notices were being prepared for 1,37,297 voters across three Assembly constituencies, according to Babu Rao