Door-to-door electoral enumeration begins in Telangana; 36,000 BLOs mobilised
A door-to-door enumeration for the SIR of electoral rolls began in Telangana on Thursday, with nearly 36,000 Booth Level Officers deployed across the state, officials
A door-to-door enumeration for the SIR of electoral rolls began in Telangana on Thursday, with nearly 36,000 Booth Level Officers deployed across the state, officials said. The exercise will continue till July 24, after which the draft electoral roll will be published on July 31. The final roll will be published on October 1 after objections are considered and hearings are held. Read Full Story Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharsan Reddy said the exercise would be carried out transparently and in line with the Election Commission of India’s instructions and guidelines.
Responding to concerns raised by some political parties, he said, "The Election Commission does not intend to remove votes arbitrarily. Genuine voters need not worry. The main challenge would be time. The entire exercise has to be completed within the stipulated time". Reddy said more than 3,500 supervisors would oversee the work of the BLOs, while over 1,000 senior officials would monitor the exercise at a higher level. Official sources said Telangana has over 3.38 crore voters as of 2025, of whom 2.38 crore had been mapped by June 20.
They added that nearly 90 lakh electors had been identified with anomalies. During their visits, BLOs will distribute enumeration forms and help voters fill them out. In addition, around 49,000 Booth Level Agents have been trained to assist BLOs in the enumeration process. Meanwhile, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday warned of strict action against any leader found violating the party’s instructions on the implementation of the SIR campaign. In a Zoom meeting with party leaders on the exercise, he asked ministers, MLAs, MPs and constituency in-charges to remain extra vigilant during the electoral revision process amid reports of possible deletion of genuine voters’ names from the rolls.
Overall, the state’s electoral roll revision has now moved into the door-to-door stage, with officials aiming to complete it within the set timeline. Ends
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