Congress seeks SIR deadline extension in Telangana
The Congress party in Telangana has requested the Election Commission to extend the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. They cite slow progress and inadequate voter verification in Hyderabad as reasons for the need for more time.
Why it matters
Ensuring accurate electoral rolls is critical for democratic integrity, and this request highlights administrative challenges in urban voter registration.
A Congress delegation led by Hyderabad In-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar met Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharshan Reddy, urging the Election Commission to extend the deadline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing slow progress, particularly in Hyderabad.
The delegation included MLCs Addanki Dayakar and Balamoor Venkat, MLAs Sri Ganesh and Naveen Yadav, District Congress Committee president Deepak John, TPCC Election Commission Coordination Committee chairman Rajesh, Motha Rohith and other party leaders.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr. Prabhakar said the voter verification and correction process was moving at a ‘snail’s pace’ across the State, especially in Hyderabad’s 15 Assembly constituencies. He claimed that only about 21% of the voter revision process had been completed in Hyderabad district so far.
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