NationalTuesday, 18 August 2026·The Hindu - National
Telangana SIR 2026: 92.87 lakh electors to get notices after draft roll deletions
Telangana’s Special Intensive Revision entered the notice phase on 17 August 2026 after 73.39 lakh deletions and 92.87 lakh electors were flagged for notices.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In August 2026, Telangana’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls moved into the notice phase after the draft rolls published on 17 August 2026 showed 2,64,87,213 electors and 92,87,577 voters flagged for notices.
Key specifics
- The Enumeration Phase began on 25 June 2026 after the SIR started on 15 June 2026.
- Draft rolls published on 17 August 2026 recorded 2,64,87,213 electors, down from 3,38,26,448 electors in the 2025 rolls.
- A total of 73,39,235 names were deleted, including Absent, Shifted, Deceased and Duplicate (ASDD) categories.
- Of the 92,87,577 electors due for notices, 60,50,918 were flagged for anomalies/logical discrepancies and 32,36,659 for not being mapped with the 2002 SIR.
- The verification process is scheduled to continue until 15 October 2026, with claims and objections open before 16 September 2026.
Exam lens
Question type: Election Commission and electoral roll revision facts. TNPSC may ask about SIR dates, ASDD categories, draft roll figures, and the notice deadline; remember 15 June 2026, 17 August 2026, 92,87,577 notices, and 15 October 2026.