BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan accused the Election Commission of India of mishandling the Special Intensive Revision process in Telangana this week.
The allegations suggest that the voter roll revision—intended to remove fraudulent entries—instead introduced new bogus voters into the system. If proven, these discrepancies could undermine the integrity of future elections in the region.
Sravan said the Election Commission did not conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in a systematic manner. He demanded full disclosure regarding 73.39 lakh [1] "uncollectable" SIR forms in Telangana.
To illustrate the issue, Sravan pointed to the Khairatabad Assembly constituency in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. He said that at one specific commercial office address, voter entries increased from 19 [2] to 44 [2] following the revision exercise.
"The commercial office address had voter entries increase from 19 to 44 following the revision exercise," Sravan said.
The BRS official said that despite public statements from the commission about deleting bogus voters, the SIR exercise actually added new fraudulent entries. He called for transparency in how these forms were handled, and why such a large number of forms remained uncollectable.
The BRS has called for full disclosure regarding the 73.39 lakh [1] forms to ensure the electoral rolls are accurate, and free from manipulation.
“BRS calls for full disclosure regarding 73.39 lakh "uncollectable" SIR forms in Telangana.”
The dispute centers on the reliability of the electoral rolls in Telangana. By highlighting a specific instance where voter numbers at a commercial address more than doubled, the BRS is attempting to prove a systemic failure in the Election Commission's verification process. The demand for the 73.39 lakh uncollectable forms suggests a belief that the administrative gaps in the SIR process provided an opportunity for large-scale voter fraud.
