5 days ago
Congress Alleges Gaps in Telangana Voter List Revision
Election officials are checking voter lists in Telangana.
A Congress leader said some lists do not have enough address information.
He said this makes it difficult for workers to find voters and check whether their records are correct.
He also said political parties had not received some lists showing voter problems.
The Congress found 148 possible duplicate entries in one Hyderabad constituency.
It said every possible duplicate should be checked carefully.
It also warned that genuine voters should not be removed just because a computer record looks suspicious.
Booth-level agents said the relevant lists were given to party representatives and that they would check reported mistakes.
Hyderabad Congress president Syed Khalid Saifullah alleged serious gaps in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision 2026 exercise.
He said Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate voter lists lacked house numbers and sufficient address details.
Saifullah alleged political parties had not received anomaly and unmapped voter lists despite directions from the Chief Electoral Officer.
The Hyderabad Congress identified 148 apparent duplicate voter entries in Yakutpura for election-authority verification.
Booth-level agents said the ASD and anomaly lists had been handed to political-party representatives and that discrepancies would be fact-checked.
- Who
- Hyderabad district Congress president Syed Khalid Saifullah, political-party booth-level agents, and election officials.
- What
- Allegations and counterclaims concerning missing address details, anomaly lists, unmapped voters, and duplicate entries during the Special Intensive Revision 2026.
- Where
- Hyderabad district in Telangana, including the Yakutpura Assembly constituency.
- When
- Friday, during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision 2026 exercise.
- Why
- The dispute concerns whether voter records can be properly verified and corrected without complete lists and address information, while avoiding the deletion of genuine voters.
Congress Allegations
Booth-Level Agents' Response
Access to voter lists
Congress Allegations
Saifullah alleged that political parties had not received the anomaly and unmapped voter lists despite directions from the Chief Electoral Officer.
Booth-Level Agents' Response
Booth-level agents said the ASD and anomaly lists had been handed over to representatives of political parties.
Address information
Congress Allegations
The Congress leader said ASDD lists lacked house numbers and adequate addresses, making household verification difficult.
Booth-Level Agents' Response
The article does not report a direct response from booth-level agents on the alleged lack of house numbers.
Duplicate voter entries
Congress Allegations
Saifullah called for thorough verification of 148 apparent duplicate entries and warned that genuine voters should not be deleted based only on suspicion or database matches.
Booth-Level Agents' Response
Booth-level agents said discrepancies brought to their attention would be fact-checked.
Key facts
- Revision exercise
- Special Intensive Revision 2026
- Lists in dispute
- Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate voter lists, along with anomaly and unmapped voter lists
- Main alleged deficiency
- ASDD lists reportedly lacked house numbers and adequate address particulars
- Example constituency
- Yakutpura Assembly constituency
- Apparent duplicates identified
- 148 sets compiled by the Hyderabad District Congress Committee
- Congress demand
- Complete anomaly and unmapped lists, fuller ASDD addresses, and thorough verification of apparent duplicates
- Booth-level agents' response
- They said ASD and anomaly lists were provided to political-party representatives and that discrepancies would be fact-checked
Quotes
Syed Khalid Saifullah
Hyderabad district Congress president
“If such apparent duplicate entries continue to remain even after SIR, serious questions arise about the effectiveness and quality of the exercise. Every such case must be properly verified and corrected, but no genuine voter should be deleted merely on the basis of suspicion or a database match.”
deccanchronicle.com
“How does the Election Commission expect BLAs to visit households when the ASDD list itself does not contain house numbers? Without proper addresses, how are BLAs supposed to locate these voters and verify their status?”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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