Don’t take SIR lightly, Revanth tells Congress leaders

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urged Congress leaders and workers across the state to remain vigilant during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and warned that erasure of genuine voters could have serious political consequences ahead of future elections.

Addressing an online meeting organized by the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) led by TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Gouda, the Chief Minister said there could be attempts to remove voters on various grounds, including suspicion, and stressed that such developments should be closely monitored.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Revanth Reddy said that the electoral roll, which will be completed by October 2026, will form the basis for the 2028 elections and warned that any loss of votes now would be difficult to make up later. He directed party leaders to establish close coordination with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in every village and booth in all 119 assembly constituencies and ensure that voters who have migrated temporarily are not removed from the electoral rolls due to their absence during verification.

The Chief Minister directed the District Ministers-in-Charge to review the progress of the exercise with the mandated parliamentary and parliamentary constituencies by June 20. He also called for the creation of monitoring systems at the district, parliamentary and parliamentary constituency levels to address issues immediately. A dedicated war room will be set up at Gandhi Bhavan to facilitate booth-level monitoring, he said.

Describing the revision as a “very serious matter”, Mr Revanth Reddy urged party functionaries not to take the process lightly and warned that carelessness could result in electoral setbacks.

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka asked party leaders to identify informed activists and attach them to the BLO to assist voters and monitor the verification process.

In the meeting, Mr. Mahesh Kumar Goud said that there was a risk of erasure of pro-Congress votes during voter mapping and verification and stressed the need to closely monitor unmapped and dubious votes.

AICC leader Meenakshi Natarajan claimed that voter erasure has become a major issue in several parts of the country and urged Congress workers to remain vigilant.

Published – 15 Jun 2026 22:08 IST