EC rejects 2.55 lakh Form 6 voter applications out of 10.93L received

Hyderabad: The Election Commission rejected 2,55,421 Form 6 voter registration applications out of 10,92,820 total applications received during the pre-Special Intensive Revision and SIR period from January 1 to November 1, while keeping 1,20,963 applications pending. According to official data compiled up to Monday, authorities accepted 7,16,436 Form 6 applications statewide. Form 6 is mandated for fresh voter registration by citizens reaching 18 years of age or individuals whose names were previously deleted. Officials clarified that applicants who failed to submit enumeration forms during the SIR process must sign a formal declaration specifying reasons for missing prescribed documents.

Since the SIR drive commenced, authorities received 3,18,042 Form 6 applications, accepting 2,45,753, rejecting 44,250, and holding 28,039 pending due to document deficiencies or missing declarations. During the claims and objections period between August 17 and October 7, out of 1,70,374 applications submitted, 1,21,351 were accepted, 15,560 rejected, and 33,463 kept pending. Subsequent to the objections window, 84,073 applications were received, leading to 25,268 acceptances and 2,394 rejections. District-wise data shows Hyderabad leading with 4,25,332 total Form 6 applications, of which 3,20,719 were accepted, 91,222 rejected, and 13,391 kept pending. Ranga Reddy district ranked second, receiving 1,68,211 applications with 1,09,819 accepted, 49,481 rejected, and 8,911 pending.

Mulugu district recorded the fewest applications at 2,442, resulting in 1,159 acceptances, 1,006 rejections, and 277 pending cases. Officials attributed many rejections to missing mandatory declarations.

Meanwhile, data from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer indicates that almost 99 per cent of the 92,32,141 voters issued notices across Telangana will retain their voting rights, with only 53,216 individuals found ineligible for inclusion in the final electoral roll. Official records up to Monday reveal that authorities parked 79,11,488 voters for final publication following formal hearings, while 11,50,859 voters will be included in the final publication list without requiring hearings. Overall, 1,70,35,854 voters were parked for final publication. Among these, 59,66,925 voters flagged with logical discrepancies and 30,95,474 voters lacking unmapped status were cleared for inclusion in the final list. Conversely, 20,554 voters with logical discrepancies and 31,746 unmapped voters were declared ineligible for final roll publication.

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