Hyderabad: Ranga Reddy District Collector C. Narayana Reddy on Wednesday said the administration and political parties must work together to ensure a transparent and error-free voter list revision process.
The Collector chaired a review meeting with representatives of political parties at the Collectorate regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
He said the district administration was conducting the voter list revision exercise responsibly and according to Election Commission guidelines. Moreover, he urged political parties to appoint Booth Level Agents immediately and conduct field visits.
The Collector said Booth Level Officers would receive full-scale training from June 15. He added that BLOs would carry out comprehensive door-to-door verification during the revision exercise.
According to him, BLOs play an important role in new voter registration and electoral roll purification. Therefore, officials will remove names of deceased voters, identify migrated voters and include all eligible new voters.
Voter list revision to include field verification
C. Narayana Reddy urged all youth turning 18 years old by October 1, 2026, to register through Form-6. He also advised voters to use Form-8 for corrections and modifications in electoral rolls.
Meanwhile, representatives of recognised political parties demanded polling stations in high-rise residential buildings where voters currently travel long distances to vote.
They also requested the removal of duplicate and deceased voters before the upcoming GHMC elections. In addition, party representatives asked officials to fill vacant BLO posts immediately.
Political leaders further urged authorities to verify houses where more than 50 voters were registered under a single house number. They also sought copies of the SIR-2002 voter list and proper training for BLOs, BLO supervisors and Booth Level Agents.
The Collector assured political parties that officials would examine all suggestions according to Election Commission norms. Furthermore, he said the administration would strengthen transparency in the data entry process and remove duplicate entries.
Officials informed the meeting that details of polling stations, BLOs and BLO supervisors in GHMC areas would be shared with political parties after verification by Electoral Registration Officers.
Several BJP and BRS representatives, district revenue officials, RDOs and election staff attended the meeting.
