An official checks election data related to SIR on a mobile phone while holding an ECI voter card in Hyderabad on May 7, 2026. | Photo credit: G. Ramakrishna
Voter mapping, as a prelude to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls, has shifted gears in Hyderabad district by setting up help desks in its 15 assembly constituencies.
Pre-SIR mapping involves linking each voter to the 2002 SIR, either through their own registration or their parent’s or grandparent’s voter registration.
Mapping has increased from 28% to 37% in two weeks and is picking up speed, officials said. The process is closely monitored and daily targets are set for booth level officers, invigilators and assistant electoral registration officers.
Over 300 assistance centers with at least 20 in each constituency have been set up across the city to help voters locate their constituency and polling station for SIR 2002.
As a result, the number of daily mappings has increased phenomenally, officials said. In March, when mapping was in its early stages, only about 1,000 to 1,200 voters were matched per day, which has now risen to a minimum of 10,000 per day.
“The numbers have gone up a lot in the last 10 days. On Wednesday, we set a record of 32,000 mapped voters,” the official informed.
The recently concluded assembly polls have highlighted the significance of the SIR mapping, with several people, including outgoing Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, blaming the wipeout of large numbers of voters under the SIR for the defeat of her party, the All India Trinamool Congress.
While the delisting in West Bengal has created considerable anxiety among voters who have moved several times since the previous SIR, officials are trying to allay these fears, saying it is a regular exercise carried out regularly to clean up the electoral roll.
“The job of BLOs is to map voters. If mapping cannot be done for some reason, BLOs who visit door to door during SIR will add residents to the list after taking their details,” said Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and Hyderabad District Election Officer RVKarnan.
In Hyderabad, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has already started catering to its constituents in the Old City by setting up its own mapping help desk. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi also became actively involved in the mapping, with its legislators Talasani Srinivas Yadav, T. Padma Rao Goud and Muta Gopal taking stock of the situation and offering the services of their booth-level agents to expedite the process.
Out of the total number of 46,79,518 voters, 17,17,224 have been successfully mapped so far, representing 36.7% mapping. There remain 29,62,294 unmapped voters.
Bahadurpura topped the rankings achieving 47% mapping, with Karwan close behind at 45%. Charminar has completed 42.5% mapping while Yakutpura has reached nearly 40%. Secunderabad Cantonment recorded the lowest mapping, just under 30%.
Published – 8 May 2026 09:25 IST
