Hyderabad: Telangana Congress on Monday alleged that voter data was misused to prepare bulk Form 7 applications for electoral roll objections. The party asked the Election Commission to seize and seal pre-printed forms in Hyderabad.
TPCC official spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin raised the allegations at a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan. He said the issue concerned how voter data was accessed, households were selected and forms were prepared.
According to Nizamuddin, the question was not only whether individual objections would eventually lead to voter deletions. He instead sought an investigation into who accessed electoral data and organised the preparation and distribution of the forms.
Nizamuddin cited an alleged case from Musheerabad involving a Congress booth-level agent and more than 30 members of his family. He claimed their names, addresses and electoral details appeared on Form 7 applications that had already been printed.
The Congress spokesperson alleged that only the objector’s name had been left for handwriting. He further claimed that the objector was a BJP booth-level agent.
Nizamuddin alleged that similar pre-printed forms had been prepared in Bahadurpura and Goshamahal. He also claimed that thousands of forms were withheld after the alleged Musheerabad case came to light.
The Congress leader further claimed that around 70,000 Form 7 applications were reportedly with a BJP constituency in-charge in one Hyderabad Assembly segment. The claim was presented at the press conference and was not independently established in the source.
He demanded that the Election Commission immediately impound all unsubmitted bulk-prepared forms. Nizamuddin also sought their photography and sealing before any further action.
Form 7 applications and demand for data-access probe
Nizamuddin sought download logs covering Musheerabad, Bahadurpura and Goshamahal. He asked officials to identify the login used, the date of export and the terminal from which voter data was accessed.
Meanwhile, he demanded an investigation into the entire printing and distribution chain. The probe, he said, should identify the printer, payer, transporter and people who distributed the forms.
The Congress spokesperson also responded to the Chief Electoral Officer’s clarification that filing Form 7 does not automatically result in deletion. He said the party’s concern was the alleged preparation of objections before they reached electoral authorities.
Nizamuddin demanded that officials not delete any voter based on a pre-printed or bulk-prepared Form 7 until verification was complete. He also sought personal appearance by the objector and an opportunity for the affected elector to respond.
The Congress leader urged the Election Commission to act before the electoral-roll revision process concluded. The claims and objections window was scheduled to close on October 7.
The final electoral roll was scheduled for publication on November 9. Nizamuddin said the Election Commission should examine the alleged voter-data access and Form 7 preparation before those deadlines.