NationalMonday, 19 October 2026·The Hindu - National
Telangana CEO says Special Intensive Revision is de novo; ASDD deletion and Form 6 process explained
On October 19, 2026, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy said the Special Intensive Revision was a de novo exercise and that ASDD voters were handled after due procedure.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In October 2026, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was a de novo exercise, while the 2002 SIR in Telangana had also been taken up as a de novo revision with door-to-door enumeration by Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
Key specifics
- De novo means creating a brand-new electoral roll from scratch, not updating the existing list.
- ASDD stands for Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate voters.
- Enumeration forms are distributed and collected by Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
- Wrongly marked ASDD voters can file Form 6, according to the CEO.
- The report mentioned over 73 lakh voters in the ASDD list and auto-generated Form-7s on ERONET.
Exam lens
Election administration question: de novo revision, ASDD, Form 6, Form 7, BLOs, ERONET; TNPSC may ask the difference between Special Summary Revision and de novo electoral roll preparation.