About 30 Lakh Votes May Get Omitted
Hyderabad: An estimated 30 lakh votes, or around nine per cent, are expected to be deleted from the voter rolls in Telangana in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) that will begin on June 25.
While Hyderabad has completed around 45 per cent so far in terms of voter mapping, the state capital will witness most deletions due to multiple voter IDs and failure of candidates to support their claims in the upcoming counting process.
Official sources told Deccan Chronicle that by Thursday, 68.72 per cent of Telangana’s 3.4 crore voters had completed mapping and by June 10, the freeze date, mapping would be a little over 70 per cent.
Within six days, voter mapping could top out at more than 70 percent. “With all the ongoing efforts, this percentage could be around 71 per cent to 72 per cent. Those left out will have to proceed to the next phase, which is counting as part of the SIR exercise. Considering the facts and figures, the proportionate numbers suggest that 30 lakh could be missed,” an official said.
According to officials, migrant workers from other states who are registered as voters both in Telangana and their respective states could be the main reason for achieving only 44.87 per cent voter map in Hyderabad.
Similarly, Sangareddy, which has the largest migrant population, managed only 56 per cent voter mapping. In contrast, counties with negligible immigration populations performed well. Jangaon (93.13 percent) and Mahbubabad (93.93 percent) crossed 93 percent.
“Unlike rural areas, Hyderabad has a migrant population not only from northern states like Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan but also from neighboring Andhra Pradesh. Mapping of such populations could not be done because mapping and counting may have already been done in other states, which is reflected online. Once the process is completed, there will be no duplicate voters,” the official added.
Although the official freeze date for mapping was June 12, chief election officer C Sudharshan Reddy officially asked for the date to be postponed to June 10.
Basic Program and Deadlines
15 June – 24 June: Preliminary preparation, formal training and document printing
25 June – 24 July: House-to-house counting phase conducted by BLOs
July 31: Official publication of draft voter registers
31 July – 30 August: A window was opened for citizens to submit requests and objections.
July 31 – September 28: Issuance, hearings, and disposal of notices by EROs.
October 1, 2026: Release of updated final voter list.
