Politics · India · 6 hrs ago
Telangana graduates face registration problems ahead of November 6 deadline
Telangana graduates must apply again to register as voters in the Mahabubnagar–Rangareddy–Hyderabad and Warangal–Khammam–Nalgonda constituencies, even if they were registered before.
They need to submit a fresh Form-18 application for the newly prepared electoral rolls, with a November 6 deadline.
The online registration link has been showing a service error, but applications can also be submitted offline.
As of October 30, about 6.5 lakh applications were still pending across the two constituencies, while about 1.5 lakh had been accepted.
Election officials have been told to speed up processing while checking educational certificates and applicants’ details.
The checks matter because officials warned that fake certificates could lead to legal action.
Eligible graduates should apply before the deadline, and officials are continuing verification and enrolment work.
Eligible graduates in two Telangana constituencies must submit fresh Form-18 applications by November 6 to be included in newly prepared electoral rolls.
Graduates have reported problems accessing the online registration link, which displays an “HTTP 500 – Service Unavailable” error.
The Chief Electoral Officer has urged eligible graduates to apply online or offline before the deadline.
As of October 30, more than 6.5 lakh applications were pending, with 1.5 lakh accepted and 7,077 rejected.
Officials have been told to speed up processing while checking applicants’ educational certificates and other details.
- Who
- Eligible graduates in Telangana’s two graduates’ constituencies, and the election officials processing their applications.
- What
- Graduates must submit fresh Form-18 applications for the new electoral rolls, but some report an online service error.
- When
- Applications are due by November 6; figures reported as of October 30 showed more than 6.5 lakh pending.
- Where
- The Mahabubnagar–Rangareddy–Hyderabad and Warangal–Khammam–Nalgonda graduates’ constituencies in Telangana.
- Why
- To include eligible graduates in newly prepared electoral rolls; officials are also working to verify applications and prevent errors.
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Telangana had received 8.1 lakh Form-18 applications across the two constituencies, with more than 6.5 lakh pending.
Additional Chief Electoral Officer Vasam Venkateswar Reddy directed officials to speed up enrolment for the Warangal–Khammam–Nalgonda constituency.
The deadline for eligible graduates to submit Form-18 applications.
- Deadline
- November 6
- Constituencies
- Mahabubnagar–Rangareddy–Hyderabad; Warangal–Khammam–Nalgonda
- Applications received
- 8.1 lakh as of October 30
- Pending applications
- More than 6.5 lakh as of October 30
- Accepted applications
- 1.5 lakh as of October 30
- Rejected applications
- 7,077 as of October 30
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those submitting fake certificates would face legal action