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Revanth Reddy warns 21% of Telangana voters may be deleted
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has alleged that 21% of the state's voters, or over 73 lakh people, face deletion under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He claimed…
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Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has alleged that 21% of the state's voters, or over 73 lakh people, face deletion under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He claimed the exercise was a conspiracy to help the BJP and BRS win future elections, though he did not name any party directly. Reddy urged Congress workers to go door to door and ensure no eligible voter is removed.
According to Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharshan Reddy, enumeration forms for 73.39 lakh voters were classified as 'uncollectable' after house-to-house visits. The CM also blamed Congress leaders at various levels for failing to discharge their responsibilities. Similar concerns have been raised in Maharashtra, where 18.46% of voters could be deleted. The draft rolls are due for publication on August 17.
The Indian Opinion
The voter deletion charge is a familiar pre-poll weapon, but the numbers here are unusually high. Reddy pins 73 lakh uncollected forms on a conspiracy by the BJP and BRS, yet offers no proof beyond his own suspicion. The real test comes August 17, when draft rolls are published. If most of those 21% are genuine deletions of dead or shifted voters. Will the claims and objections process bring them back, or will the rolls shrink as dramatically as alleged?
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
