Nalgonda’s ‘missing’ votes: maths first
A local report says up to 2.63 lakh names in undivided Nalgonda were tagged ‘uncollectable’ during SIR. The breakup it prints adds to 2.83 lakh. Draft rolls aren’t out yet, and the CEO says Form 6 can restore genuine voters.
The figures remain preliminary, and the draft rolls are still pending.
A Telugu daily says “preliminary information” points to 2.63 lakh electoral entries in undivided Nalgonda going “missing” during the Special Intensive Revision — not final deletions, but names tied to forms not returned or not digitised and marked “uncollectable.” Its own district-wise figures are 26,222 (Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri), about 1,60,200 (Nalgonda) and 96,523 (Suryapet) — which add to 2,82,945, not 2.63 lakh. No official table is cited, and no named official owns the numbers.
Here’s what is on the record. Telangana’s Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy says only voters who submitted enumeration forms appear in the draft rolls — but missing names can file Form 6 from August 1 to get restored. He has also said SIR is to “update and purify” rolls by fixing deaths, shifts and duplicates, not to remove genuine electors. The Election Commission’s own schedule treats enumeration, draft publication, claims/objections and final rolls as separate steps.
So yes, there’s a large verification exercise — the CEO earlier flagged about 89.88 lakh electors statewide for checks — and yes, undivided Nalgonda has a big “uncollectable” bucket on a preliminary read. What there isn’t yet: a final deletion count, a district-wise official sheet, or arithmetic that agrees with the headline that sparked this round. Until the draft rolls land and claims are heard, the scare belongs to the parties that want one — the Congress and the BJP can wait their turn for outrage after the math stops arguing with itself.