Election authorities in Telangana received 24,323 Form-7 applications seeking deletion of voters from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), and acting on these claims, deleted 12,204 voters. The data, covering the claims and objections period from 15 June to 7 October 2026, was released by Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudharsan Reddy on Thursday in a district-wise and constituency-wise status report.

Scale of the Revision Exercise

During the SIR period, a total of 4,88,417 Form-6 applications for new voter enrolment were received, of which 51,821 applicants have been added to the electoral rolls so far. Additionally, 6,270 Form-6A applications for overseas voter enrolment were filed, resulting in 118 additions to the voter list. A further 5,05,159 Form-8 applications for corrections were submitted, with election officials updating entries for 2,27,721 voters after verification.

False Form-7 Controversy

The revision exercise has not been without controversy. Allegations of false Form-7 applications — used to seek deletion of voters — recently triggered a political row in the state. The CEO directed District Election Officers (DEOs) to take action against those submitting fraudulent claims. In Musheerabad constituency of Hyderabad, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Booth Level Agent (BLA) was booked by the police two days ago for allegedly submitting 30 false Form-7 applications; the constituency received 151 applications in total, with 87 voters removed from the rolls. In Goshamahal constituency, where similar complaints surfaced, 222 Form-7 applications were received and 87 accepted. In Bahadurpura constituency, where pre-printed Form-7 applications had been reported, 842 applications were filed, of which 242 were accepted.

District-wise Breakdown

Hyderabad district recorded the highest number of Form-7 applications at 6,335, though election authorities accepted only 2,066 of these, deleting that many voters. Rangareddy district, adjoining Hyderabad, logged the second-highest count with 2,223 applications, of which 1,122 were accepted. Medchal-Malkajgiri district received 1,749 Form-7 applications, while Peddapalli district recorded 1,737 applications — the fourth highest — with authorities deleting 1,332 voters.

Notices and Eligible Voters

A total of 92,88,180 notices were generated on account of logical discrepancies and non-mapping of records during the notices and disposal stages of the SIR. Of these, 91,92,625 notices have been delivered, while 95,555 remain pending. As of 7 October 2026, 71,23,526 electors had been found eligible for inclusion in the final electoral rolls following hearings and disposal of notices, according to the CEO.

Key Dates Ahead

The claims and objections phase of the SIR process concluded on 7 October 2026. The deadline for disposal of all pending applications is 5 November 2026, and the final electoral rolls are scheduled to be published on 9 November 2026. The outcome of the revision — and how the state handles the ongoing fake-application controversy — will be closely watched ahead of the roll finalisation.