SIR Exercise Sparks Questions as Deletions Outnumber Winning Margins Across Hyderabad
What Happened
A study by the Kolkata-based Sabar Institute found that 19.41 lakh electors were deleted from Hyderabad's rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), equivalent to 46.1% of the January 2023 electoral roll. The analysis said the number of deletions exceeded the 2023 Assembly election winning margin in all 15 Hyderabad constituencies. In Malakpet and Yakutpura, the deletions reportedly exceeded even the total votes polled in the 2023 elections.
Key Takeaways
The findings are likely to intensify scrutiny of Telangana's voter-roll revision process and could trigger political debate over the scale and impact of deletions. The study highlights the potential electoral significance of the revisions, though it does not establish how the deleted voters would have voted.