SIR: notices generated for 92.88 lakh Telangana voters

Voters who receive notices under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls must respond, and those skipping hearings may have their names deleted, the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer's office said. Notices were generated for 92,87,577 voters; 85.46 lakh had been delivered till Thursday, with 38 lakh attending hearings and 47 lakh not appearing. Another 7.41 lakh are yet to get notices. Officials identified 3,400 voters as ineligible. The final roll will be published on November 9.

Written by AI from Namasthe Telangana · not yet reviewed by an editor · Published 25 Sept 2026, 4:12 am IST

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SIR notices generated for 92,87,577 (92.88 lakh) voters in Telangana — Figure appears in source and in its data table, attributed to state CEO office sources.
85.46 lakh notices delivered till Thursday; 38 lakh attended hearings, 47 lakh did not, 7.41 lakh still to receive notices — All figures in source and mutually consistent (38+47 = 85); attributed to officials.
3,400 voters identified as ineligible for morphed photos or not submitting details — Attributed to officials; no district-wise break-up provided.
Claims and objections open till October 7, hearings till November 5, final roll on November 9 — Attributed to the Election Commission's revised SIR schedule; year not stated in text.
Final electoral roll likely to have under 3 crore voters against 3,38,26,448 at present — Stated as an expectation of CEO office sources, not a confirmed figure.

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Analysts’ view opinion

AI Political Analyst

In a state with 3.38 crore voters, notices generated for 92.88 lakh means roughly one in four voters has to clear a process to keep their vote — that is not a small administrative matter, it is a political one. With official sources themselves saying 47 lakh of those served did not turn up for hearings, and hinting the final roll could land below 3 crore, the numbers are likely to become the centre of party argument well before November 9. The fact that only 3,400 have so far been identified as ineligible is the administration's strongest defence; what happens to the lakhs who simply did not respond is the real political question.

The sheer scale — 73.39 lakh voters in the ASDD category, 60.50 lakh forms with discrepancies, 32.36 lakh not mapped to the 2002 roll — is what converts a technical revision into a political flashpoint.
That more than half of those served (47 lakh) did not attend hearings opens space for allegations that migrants, job-seekers and those with duplicate entries are disproportionately affected, though the story does not establish who they are.
The election machinery has a credible counter-case on record: fresh notices will be issued, claims and objections are open till October 7, hearings run till November 5, and disqualifications so far number just 3,400 on stated grounds such as morphed photos or no documents submitted.
The 4.40 lakh fresh Form-6 applications are a reminder that parties have an incentive not only to fight deletions but to out-organise rivals on new enrolments.
Once the final roll is published on November 9, constituency-wise reductions will almost certainly become the headline metric in the ruling-versus-opposition exchange.

What to watch — Watch the three dates — October 7 for claims, November 5 for hearing closure, November 9 for the final roll — and whether constituency-level deletion figures trigger formal complaints to the Election Commission or court challenges.

This account rests on election office sources and establishes neither the social or regional profile of those noticed, nor why lakhs stayed away, how many votes will finally be removed, or which party stands to gain or lose.

Deep dive

Research brief · 8 facts · 4 dates · exam-ready

The brief

Context

The Election Commission of India is conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and in Telangana the process has moved to the notice-and-hearing stage. Voters flagged as ASDD (absent, shifted, dead, duplicate), those with unclear enumeration forms, or those not mapped with the 2002 roll are being issued notices and called for hearings. The state Chief Electoral Officer's office has warned that voters who ignore notices and skip hearings risk deletion from the roll. The final roll is to be published on November 9.

Key facts

Notices were generated for 92,87,577 voters in Telangana under SIR; 85.46 lakh had been delivered till Thursday (September 24).
Of those served, about 38 lakh attended hearings and submitted details, while 47 lakh did not appear and will be issued fresh notices.
Another 7.41 lakh voters are still to receive SIR notices.
3,400 voters have so far been identified as ineligible statewide, after scrutiny of details and evidence; reasons cited include morphed photographs and failure to submit any details.
Telangana's total voters stand at 3,38,26,448; enumeration forms were submitted by 2,64,87,213 voters.
73,39,235 voters fall in the ASDD category; 60,50,918 voters had unclear or ambiguous details in forms; 32,36,659 voters could not be mapped with the 2002 roll.
4.40 lakh people had applied for new voter registration through Form-6 till Thursday.
Officials expect the final roll to have fewer than 3 crore voters after removal of ASDD and non-responding voters; new EPIC cards are to be issued to all voters after SIR.

Timeline

Till Thursday (September 24)85.46 lakh of 92,87,577 generated notices delivered; 38 lakh voters attended hearings, 47 lakh did not; 4.40 lakh Form-6 applications received.
October 7Last date for voters and others to file claims and objections on the draft electoral roll, per the ECI's revised SIR schedule.
Up to November 5Process of issuing notices on claims and objections, holding hearings and disposing of them to continue.
November 9Final electoral roll to be published after all objections, claims and anomaly cases are examined.

Who has a stake

Telangana Chief Electoral Officer's office — Must deliver remaining 7.41 lakh notices, complete hearings and publish an accurate final roll by November 9.
Election Commission of India — Owns the revised SIR schedule and the credibility of the revision exercise nationwide.
92.88 lakh noticed voters, especially the 47 lakh who skipped hearings — Risk deletion of their names from the electoral roll if they do not respond.
73,39,235 ASDD-category voters — Their entries are under scrutiny as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate and may be removed.
4.40 lakh Form-6 applicants — Seeking fresh enrolment as new voters in the revised roll.
3,400 voters identified as ineligible — Face removal for reasons such as morphed photographs or non-submission of details.

Why it matters

The electoral roll decides who can vote, so a revision that could cut Telangana's roll from 3.38 crore to under 3 crore has direct consequences for representation. With 47 lakh served voters not appearing at hearings, the risk of genuine voters being deleted for procedural non-response is real, making outreach and second notices critical before the November 9 final roll.

UPSC angle

Prelims pointers

SIR: Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, conducted under the Election Commission of India's schedule.
Telangana total voters: 3,38,26,448; enumeration forms submitted by 2,64,87,213.
SIR notices generated in Telangana: 92,87,577; delivered 85.46 lakh; pending 7.41 lakh.
ASDD category voters in Telangana: 73,39,235; voters not mapped with the 2002 roll: 32,36,659.
Form-6 is the application for enrolment as a new voter; 4.40 lakh applications received till September 24.
SIR key dates: claims/objections till October 7; disposal till November 5; final roll on November 9.

Mains framing

The Telangana SIR illustrates the tension between purifying electoral rolls and protecting the franchise. Large gaps in the base data drove the notice volume: of 3.38 crore voters, only 2.64 crore submitted enumeration forms, 60.51 lakh forms had unclear details, 32.37 lakh entries could not be mapped to the 2002 roll and 73.39 lakh fell in the ASDD category, producing notices for 92.88 lakh voters. The implication is that deletion may hinge less on proven ineligibility — only 3,400 have been found ineligible so far, for reasons such as morphed photographs and non-submission of details — and more on non-response, since 47 lakh of those served did not attend hearings. The CEO office's own expectation that the final roll will fall below 3 crore signals a large net reduction. The way forward indicated in the source lies within the process itself: re-issuing notices to those who did not appear, completing delivery to the remaining 7.41 lakh, using the claims-and-objections window up to October 7 and disposal till November 5, and issuing new EPIC cards to all voters once SIR concludes, so that verification is evidence-based and appealable rather than automatic.

Key terms

SIR (Special Intensive Revision): An intensive revision of electoral rolls in which voters' details are verified through enumeration forms, notices and hearings before a final roll is published.
ASDD category: Voters flagged as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate, whose entries are taken up for verification and possible deletion.
Enumeration form: The form voters submit during SIR with their details; 2,64,87,213 were submitted in Telangana.
Form-6: Application for enrolment as a new voter; 4.40 lakh such applications were received in Telangana till September 24.
EPIC card: Elector's Photo Identity Card; officials say fresh EPIC cards will be issued to all Telangana voters after SIR is completed.
Claims and objections: The window for voters and others to seek inclusion or object to entries in the draft roll — open till October 7, with disposal till November 5.

Practice questions

Discuss the challenges of conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in a large state, using the Telangana figures on ASDD voters, unmapped entries and non-attendance at hearings.
Does deletion of names for failure to respond to notices adequately balance roll purity with the right to vote? Examine with reference to the SIR process and its safeguards.
Explain the stages of the SIR schedule in Telangana from notice issuance to publication of the final roll on November 9, and the role of Form-6 and EPIC cards in it.

Grounded only in the source report — figures and dates are the source's, not inferred.

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