With 92 lakh notices set to go out and 73 lakh names absent from the draft, Telangana’s SIR enters its most crucial phase.
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The Election Commission of India published the draft electoral rolls for all 119 Assembly constituencies in Telangana on Monday, August 17, 2026, as part of the state’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The Telangana SIR draft was released by Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharsan Reddy during a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties, alongside other senior officials from the CEO’s office. Around 92 lakh electors across the state are set to receive individual notices, while roughly 73 lakh names have not been included in the draft roll for now, pending further verification — a distinction worth understanding clearly before assuming the worst.
The Numbers Behind The Telangana SIR Draft Rolls
Telangana has approximately 3.38 crore registered electors. Of these, approximately 2.64–2.65 crore submitted enumeration forms during the SIR process, putting coverage at roughly 78% of the total elector base. The exercise began with door-to-door enumeration by Booth Level Officers on June 25, 2026, and after the Election Commission extended the original submission deadline once, forms were accepted through August 10.
Electors who didn’t submit forms, or whose details couldn’t be verified, haven’t been struck off the rolls outright. Approximately 73,39,235 people statewide have been placed in what’s officially termed the ASDD list — Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate — meaning their names currently don’t appear in the draft roll. Importantly, this classification is a flag for further verification, not a final deletion. Electors in this category retain the right to seek correction or inclusion during the claims and objections process. Booth-wise versions of the list have been displayed at ERO/AERO offices, panchayat and municipal notice boards, and polling stations, so residents can check whether their name appears and see the likely reason for non-inclusion.
Separately, around 92 lakh electors statewide will receive notices — these are cases where submitted enumeration details couldn’t be matched or linked back to the existing (pre-SIR) electoral rolls, and they need to respond to have their entries confirmed.
Hyderabad district specifically: of 43.76 lakh names on the existing rolls, 27.95 lakh enumeration forms were digitised (about 59%), while 19.41 lakh names — roughly 41% — were placed in what officials there have specifically termed the ASD category (Absent, Shifted, Dead). Of the digitised forms in Hyderabad, 5.82 lakh electors — about 21% — will receive notices because their submitted details couldn’t be matched to the SIR 2002 electoral rolls.
A brief note on terminology: “ASD” and “ASDD” are related but not strictly interchangeable. ASD is the earlier, narrower classification (Absent, Shifted, Dead) used in ECI’s original directives to states. ASDD is the more commonly used current term, adding “Duplicate” entries as a fourth category. Some states also use “ASDDO,” adding “Others.” Different reports on Telangana’s rollout have used ASD for Hyderabad-specific figures and ASDD for the statewide total — this piece preserves that distinction rather than treating the terms as identical.
What’s Changed Since the Telangana SIR Process Started
The SIR timeline in Telangana has shifted more than once. An earlier revision to the schedule had set the draft roll’s publication for August 10, with the final roll slated for October 12. That timeline moved again: the draft was ultimately published on August 17, and the final electoral roll is now scheduled for October 19, 2026 — worth noting for anyone who may have seen the earlier October 12 date circulating.
The Family Register Certificate Issue
The rollout hasn’t been free of controversy. The Congress-led Telangana state government introduced a new Family Register Certificate (FRC) on July 25. AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi welcomed the move on July 27, describing the FRC as an acceptable SIR-related document. The BJP objected, approaching the Election Commission on July 28 with concerns about the certificate’s timing and its dependence on Food Security Card data.
The Election Commission subsequently issued a clarification on August 11: the FRC could not be treated as a designated document for SIR verification purposes. This was a procedural clarification restricting the FRC’s specific use in the SIR process — not a broader ruling on the certificate’s validity for other purposes.
How to Check If Your Name Is on the Telangana SIR Draft Roll
Voters don’t need to wait for a notice or visit an office in person to check their status — the Election Commission has made the draft rolls available online through its voter services portal. To check your polling station’s roll:
- Visit voters.eci.gov.in and select “Download Electoral Roll” from the services listed
- Choose Telangana as the state, and select 2026 as the year of revision
- Under Roll Type, select “SIR Draft Roll – 2026”
- Pick your district, followed by the relevant Assembly Constituency
- Select your preferred language, enter the captcha, and proceed
- Choose your polling station or part number from the list shown, then download the PDF
Some regional reports also point to the Telangana CEO’s own site (ceotelangana.nic.in) as an alternate access point, though this wasn’t independently confirmed against an official CEO notification — the ECI portal above is the verified route.
What to Do If Your Name Is Missing or Incorrect in the Telangana SIR Draft Roll
Finding an error in the draft roll — whether your name is missing, incorrectly entered, or sitting in the ASDD list — is not the end of the road. The claims and objections window runs from August 17 to September 16, 2026, and Electoral Registration Officers have until September 16 to dispose of these claims.
If you missed the enumeration window entirely, there’s still a path back in: anyone who couldn’t submit their Enumeration Form within the original period (June 25 to August 10, 2026) can submit Form 6, along with the prescribed Declaration Form, to seek inclusion during the claims and objections period.
The Election Commission has also asked all recognised political parties to actively scrutinise the draft rolls and participate in the claims and objections process, with the stated goal of ensuring no eligible elector is left out while ineligible entries aren’t retained.
What Happens Next in the Telangana SIR Process
With the draft roll now public, the coming month functions as a correction window. Voters who spot problems have until September 16 to raise them, EROs work through claims by the same deadline, and the updated final electoral roll is due for publication on October 19, 2026. Given that this schedule has already shifted at least once since the exercise began in June, it’s worth checking the ECI or CEO Telangana portals periodically for updates rather than treating any single date as final until officially confirmed closer to the time.
A clarification for readers: appearing in the ASDD or ASD list, or not finding your name in the draft roll, does not mean your voter registration has been permanently cancelled. It means your entry requires verification, correction, or re-submission through the claims and objections process before the final roll is published.
