Over 71.23 lakh voters in Telangana have been cleared for inclusion in the state's final electoral rolls after the hearing and disposal of notices issued under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudharsan Reddy confirmed on 7 October 2026. The figure — precisely 71,23,526 electors — represents those found eligible following scrutiny of notices generated over logical discrepancies and unmapped records.

Scale of the Notice Process

A total of 92,88,180 notices were generated during the notices phase on account of logical discrepancies and non-mapping of records. Of these, election authorities successfully delivered 91,92,625 notices, while 95,555 notices remain pending delivery as of 7 October 2026.

The claims and objections phase of the SIR process formally concluded on 7 October 2026. The deadline for disposal of all claims and objections has been set at 5 November 2026, with the final electoral rolls scheduled for publication on 9 November 2026.

ASDS Voters and Discrepancy Findings

Out of a total of 3,38,26,448 electors in the state, 73,39,235 — or more than 73 lakh voters — were classified as ASDS (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate). This category includes 57.46 lakh electors who had permanently shifted or were found absent at their registered addresses.

Election authorities also identified 9.22 lakh deceased electors still on rolls, while 6.70 lakh voters were found enrolled at multiple locations. Separately, 60 lakh voters were issued notices for discrepancies in their names, family members' names, age details, or other inconsistencies. An additional 32 lakh electors were flagged as unmapped — meaning they could not be linked to the 2002 electoral rolls.

The Election Commission had published the draft voter list on 17 August 2026 following a door-to-door enumeration exercise.

BJP Seeks Field Re-Verification of High-Density Households

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has written to CEO C. Sudharsan Reddy requesting mandatory field re-verification of high-density household entries across all 119 Assembly constituencies in Telangana. The party's request specifically targets households where 15 or more electors are registered at the same address.

M. Shashidhar Reddy, Chairman of the BJP Election Affairs Committee, and Vemula Ashok, BJP State General Secretary and SIR State Convenor, submitted a letter to the CEO stating that a systematic data audit and algorithmic screening had identified approximately 1,63,000 electors associated with such high-density dwelling units across the state's 119 constituencies.

The letter, however, was carefully worded: 'We respectfully submit that the mere presence of multiple electors at one address does not, by itself, establish that any elector is bogus, ineligible or improperly registered,' it stated. The BJP argued that such high-density entries nonetheless constitute 'an objectively identifiable category warranting enhanced field scrutiny' by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs).

What Happens Next

With the claims and objections window now closed, electoral registration officers have until 5 November 2026 to dispose of all pending submissions. The publication of the final rolls on 9 November 2026 will determine the electorate count ahead of the next state election cycle. The BJP's re-verification request, if acted upon, could further alter the final numbers — particularly in urban constituencies where multi-family dwellings and shared addresses are more common.