Approximately 25 per cent of voters who submitted their enumeration forms during the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Telangana are likely to receive notices from electoral registration officers (EROs). These voters will be required to provide supporting documents to verify their claims. With digitisation crossing the 70 per cent mark, covering about 2.36 crore voters, the total number of forms processed stands at approximately 57 lakh. Hyderabad district alone has recorded 10 per cent anomalies, though less than half of its forms have been digitised so far.
An official explained that during the claims and objections period, the Election Commission of India will address these anomalies, requiring people to submit supporting documents. Voters may receive notices if there are mismatches in their name or photograph. The handling of such cases will be managed by officials at the ERO level. The current phase of enumerations is scheduled to conclude on August 3, followed by the publication of the draft electoral roll on August 10.
The publication of the draft roll will mark the beginning of the period for filing claims and objections, which will run from August 10 to September 9. Simultaneously, the notice phase and disposal of claims and objections will commence on August 10 and continue until October 8. The final electoral roll is scheduled for publication on October 12, completing the entire revision process.
Categories under logical discrepancy include several anomalies such as less than nine months gap between siblings, less than 15-year or more than 50-year age gap between progeny and parent, and less than 40-year age gap between elector and grandparent. Other discrepancies involve different parent names between the current roll and the previous SIR of 2002, mapping done with different relative types between rolls, and incorrect age differences between current and last SIR. Additional issues include absence of any kind of document, Aadhaar being the sole document, and more than six children linked to a person.
Besides anomalies, as of July 23, close to 24 lakh forms (over 10 per cent) were categorised as uncollectable forms. Officials clarified that those in this category fall under ASDDF criteria (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate, and Foreign), representing ineligible voters targeted for removal during the ongoing SIR exercise.
