Telangana SIR | Over two lakh voters receive notices, without reason mentioned in constituency-wise anomalies list

Booth Level Officers (BLO), Booth Level Agents (BLAs) contacting people over phone asking for documents to be submitted in response to notices issued as part of Special Intensive Revision, in Sangareddy, Telangana. File | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF

Over two lakh voters in Telangana have been sent notices, which have no reason mentioned in the constituency-wise list of electors with anomalies. Recipients of these notices are specifically 35 years old or older, raising questions of whether a separate category has been created.

The pattern which raises concerns

According to an analysis of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) data — including various lists issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) — by Sabar Institute and Constitutional Guardians Forum, the pattern raises concerns over two aspects: if electors receive notices with no reason mentioned, what charge will they respond to, and whether information mentioned on the notice matched with the lists issued. Second, with such notices being sent to those 35 years of age or older, a rule has been applied across booths which has led to issuing of these notices.