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BRS demands EC transparency on 73.39 lakh uncollectable voter forms in Telangana
BRS demands EC transparency on 73.39 lakh uncollectable voter forms in Telangana
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has asked the Election Commission for full disclosure on 73.39 lakh enumeration forms from Telangana's electoral roll revision that were marked "uncollectable." Of these, 45.18 lakh voters…
The Story in Brief
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has asked the Election Commission for full disclosure on 73.39 lakh enumeration forms from Telangana's electoral roll revision that were marked "uncollectable." Of these, 45.18 lakh voters are listed as "Permanently Shifted" and 11.25 lakh as "Absent/Untraceable." The party says no genuine elector should lose registration just because a form could not be collected. In Khammam district alone, Collector Divakara TS said 1.57 lakh voters did not submit forms. While 33,380 were deceased and 1.01 lakh had permanently relocated, 11,000 could not submit for other reasons. Eligible voters get another chance between August 17 and September 16.
The Indian Opinion
Both the BRS and the district collector's data point to lakhs of voters being potentially cut from rolls. The party frames this as a threat to enfranchisement; the government says it is cleaning up duplicates and relocations. The real test is whether the final rolls, after the August-September window, show a net loss of genuine voters or a correction of deadwood. That number will settle who was right.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, telanganatoday.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
