# Delhi, Telangana electoral roll revision raises deletion fears

2026-08-17T03:28:05+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Delhi's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration ended on Sunday with nearly 48 lakh forms still pending digitisation, the Chief Electoral Officer reported. Officials said most pending forms belong to voters who have moved or could not be traced, and these voters are likely to be categorised as Absent, Shifted or Dead (ASD) when the draft rolls are published on August 24. The Hindustan Times reports that in New Delhi district, nearly 40% of voters may be deleted after verification. Residents have reported errors on the ECINET portal and fear removal if they could not link themselves to the 2002 electoral rolls. In Telangana, the CEO released the draft electoral list on Monday, revealing that 78.30% of enumeration forms were collected. According to Siasat and Deccan Chronicle, notices will be issued to 92 lakh electors, including 32 lakh unmapped voters and 60 lakh with logical anomalies. The claims and objections period runs until September 16, and the final list is scheduled for October 19. The Telangana CEO said that if needed, more time could be sought from the Election Commission to address anomaly cases.

## Coverage

- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/as-enumeration-under-sir-wraps-up-in-delhi-fear-looms-over-being-struck-off-101786902995875.html>
- siasat.com <https://www.siasat.com/live-telangana-sir-draft-list-released-lakhs-to-get-notices-3525535/>
- deccanchronicle.com <https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/telangana-electoral-roll-list-out-check-your-names-now-1979849>

This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T11:46:18+00:00.

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