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1.5 Lakh Electors Risk Removal from Nirmal Electoral Roll in Telangana
✍️ Telangana Today
🗓 02 Aug 2026, 11:04 AM
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A recent SIR exercise has flagged about 150,000 voters in Nirmal, Adilabad district, for possible deletion from the electoral rolls.
The State Information Retrieval (SIR) exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India has identified roughly 150,000 voters in Nirmal, a town in Adilabad district of Telangana, as candidates for deletion from the electoral rolls. The exercise, part of a broader effort to clean up and update voter lists, flagged entries that may be duplicates, belong to deceased individuals, or have moved out of the area.
Affected voters will receive official notices and will have the opportunity to contest the deletion by submitting proof of residence or identity. If they fail to respond within the stipulated time, their names will be permanently removed from the rolls.
The Commission has emphasized that the exercise aims to enhance the accuracy of the electoral register and improve the efficiency of upcoming elections. Officials are expected to finalize the list by the end of the month, after which the updated rolls will be published on the Election Commission’s website.
Local leaders in Nirmal have urged residents to check their status and act promptly to avoid being disenfranchised. The exercise is part of a nationwide initiative to ensure that only eligible voters remain on the rolls for the next general elections.
Affected voters will receive official notices and will have the opportunity to contest the deletion by submitting proof of residence or identity. If they fail to respond within the stipulated time, their names will be permanently removed from the rolls.
The Commission has emphasized that the exercise aims to enhance the accuracy of the electoral register and improve the efficiency of upcoming elections. Officials are expected to finalize the list by the end of the month, after which the updated rolls will be published on the Election Commission’s website.
Local leaders in Nirmal have urged residents to check their status and act promptly to avoid being disenfranchised. The exercise is part of a nationwide initiative to ensure that only eligible voters remain on the rolls for the next general elections.