Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Telugu-Only ASDD Voter List Draws Hyderabad Complaints
A voter list was put online for parts of Hyderabad.
It includes people marked as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate.
The list is written only in Telugu.
Some residents and election workers said this makes it difficult to use.
They expected the information to be in English because earlier forms were given in English.
Anyone whose name appears on the list must apply again.
They must fill out Form 6 and another declaration form.
The declaration asks for information about the voter or certain relatives from an earlier 2002 voter revision.
The Telangana Chief Electoral Officer website uploaded the ASDD electors list on Thursday.
The list covers voters classified as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate.
Residents and political-party Booth Level Agents complained that the list is available only in Telugu.
Enumeration forms in Hyderabad’s 15 Assembly constituencies were distributed in English.
People listed as ASDD must submit Form 6 and a declaration form to apply afresh.
- Who
- Residents and political-party Booth Level Agents in Hyderabad complained about the ASDD electors list.
- What
- An Absent / Shifted / Dead and Duplicate electors list was uploaded only in Telugu, prompting complaints.
- When
- The list was uploaded on Thursday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The list is available on the Chief Electoral Officer Telangana website and concerns 15 Assembly constituencies in Hyderabad district.
- Why
- Complainants said the Telugu-only format creates language barriers because enumeration forms had been distributed in English.
Residents and Booth Level Agents
Election Authorities
Language of the list
Residents and Booth Level Agents
Residents and some political-party Booth Level Agents said publishing the ASDD list only in Telugu creates difficulties, especially because enumeration forms were distributed in English.
Election Authorities
The Election Authorities uploaded the ASDD list on the official website and provided a process requiring affected electors to submit Form 6 and a declaration form.
- List name
- Absent / Shifted / Dead and Duplicate (ASDD) Electors list
- Availability
- Uploaded on ceotelangana.nic.in
- Language
- The constituency-wide elector list is available only in Telugu
- Coverage
- 15 Assembly constituencies in Hyderabad district
- Earlier forms
- Voter enumeration forms were distributed in English
- Required application
- People listed as ASDD must submit Form 6 and a declaration form
- Declaration details
- The form requests SIR 2002 elector details, or details of a relevant relative, along with personal information