HYDERABAD: Twelve voters in the Sanathnagar Assembly constituency were found to be Nepalese nationals during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and their names were deleted from the electoral rolls, according to reliable sources.
The SIR exercise has reportedly uncovered several cases of foreign nationals being registered as voters in Hyderabad district. Officials are also examining suspected cases of illegal voter registration by Rohingya people in parts of neighbouring Rangareddy district, sources said.
Notices were issued to suspected ineligible voters, but several allegedly failed to respond. Authorities are now proceeding with deletion of such entries after examining available records and following due procedure. Hundreds of potentially ineligible entries are suspected to exist across constituencies, sources said.
Election officials maintain that the exercise is aimed at removing duplicate and ineligible entries, not genuine voters.
Names may be deleted if voters have shifted permanently, are registered in multiple constituencies or are unable to establish their eligibility. Several voters who collected enumeration forms also failed to submit them for verification.
Hyderabad District Election Officer RV Karnan has warned that officials would face action for wrongful deletion of genuine voters’ names due to negligence.
The SIR has entered its final phase, with Booth Level Officers intensifying field inquiries into voters served notices over suspected bogus, duplicate and anomalous entries. As many as 12.53 lakh voters across Hyderabad district’s 15 Assembly constituencies were issued notices. Karnan said a substantial portion of the inquiries had been completed.
The Telangana Chief Electoral Officer is scheduled to publish the final electoral rolls on November 30.
Final stretch
Rohingya voter registrations suspected in Rangareddy
Notices issued to suspected ineligible voters; several failed to respond
Hundreds of potentially ineligible entries suspected across Hyderabad constituencies
Checks underway for duplicate, bogus and multiple registrations
12.53 lakh voters served notices in Hyderabad's 15 Assembly constituencies
Lakhs of notices issued in Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri
Hyderabad DEO R V Karnan says most inquiries are nearing completion
BLOs intensify field verification as SIR enters final phase
Final electoral rolls to be published on November 30