The voter-roll question Congress cannot wave away
A preliminary analysis reports higher ASDD exclusions in BRS-won constituencies. That is a serious pattern to investigate, not proof of a political hit job.
The preliminary pattern awaits the complete constituency-wise dataset.
A preliminary analysis of Telangana’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) electoral rolls reports that 27.7% of voters in the 39 Assembly constituencies won by the BRS in 2023 were placed in the ASDD category — absent, shifted, dead or duplicate. The comparable figure reported for Congress-won constituencies was lower. The numbers are preliminary and not officially confirmed. (Namasthe Telangana)
That disparity deserves scrutiny. It does not, on the material available, prove that the Election Commission or the Congress government targeted BRS voters. A constituency’s winner is not a voter’s identity, and “placed in ASDD” is not the same as permanently deleted. Sabar Institute itself says its analysis establishes correlation, not causation or discrimination. (Gnews Networks)
The Telangana CEO says voters missing from the draft roll can submit Form 6, while the official process provides claims, objections and notices for discrepancies. (Telangana Today) The missing piece is the complete constituency-wise dataset: until the Election Commission publishes it, the Congress government cannot expect “routine revision” to do the work of an answer.