Telangana could see more than 73 lakh voters drop off its electoral rolls, with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy warning that nearly 21 per cent of votes face deletion during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision ( SIR ).
Reddy also instructed constituency in-charge leaders to remain in their respective constituencies for four days, identify issues related to the revision process and work to resolve them. The chief minister warned that the party would not tolerate any failure to draw up and implement a proper action plan in line with the directions of the AICC. According to Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharshan Reddy’s statement issued on August 11, the state had 3,38,26,448 voters in all. Of these, enumeration forms for 2,64,87,214 voters, or 78.30 per cent, had been digitised.
The ministers have been asked to conduct reviews across the districts over the next two days and prepare a report for every constituency, Congress sources said.
He cautioned that a lack of vigilance among party leaders could cause significant political damage in the future.
The concern comes as the number of electors in Telangana is expected to fall by more than 73 lakh following the SIR process, with enumeration forms for these voters classified as “uncollectable”.
