Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the Telangana voter list revision must protect genuine electors and prevent wrongful deletions. He also rejected allegations that his name appeared as a voter in two places.
Revanth Reddy made the remarks during an informal interaction with reporters on the Assembly premises. Earlier, he inspected the reconstruction and modernisation works under way at the Telangana Legislative Assembly.
During the interaction, the Chief Minister discussed the Special Intensive Revision process and the cleansing of electoral rolls. He also responded sharply to criticism from his political opponents.
Revanth Reddy said anyone with proof that he held votes in two locations could file a complaint. He maintained that he had transferred his vote from one area to another under the prescribed rules.
He also referred to the historical boundaries of Kodangal, Gadwal and Alampur. He said those regions had once remained under Karnataka’s jurisdiction. Revanth Reddy accused his critics of speaking without understanding that history. He used strong language while dismissing their allegations during the media interaction.
Telangana voter list revision must protect tribal electors
The Chief Minister said Congress workers must protect the voting rights of tribal residents living in tandas. He noted that many tribal people travelled to different areas for work and livelihood.
According to him, several such voters returned to their native villages only during elections. Therefore, he said party workers must ensure that officials did not remove their names from the rolls.
Revanth Reddy alleged that attempts had targeted the Congress party’s vote bank. He said Booth Level Agents had the clearest information about houses and the actual residence of voters.
He added that BLAs understood where each household stood and where electors currently lived. As a result, he asked party workers to coordinate closely with them during the revision.
The Chief Minister said workers must verify the names of poor and migrant voters. He stressed that the Telangana voter list revision should not deprive eligible people of their constitutional rights.
Telangana voter list revision reaches 70 per cent
Revanth Reddy said officials had completed about 70 per cent of the survey process in the state. However, he said another 30 per cent of the revision work remained pending.
He cautioned officials against deleting genuine names in the name of cleaning electoral rolls. Instead, he asked the administration to focus on an accurate and lawful verification process.
The Chief Minister said the exercise should identify errors without harming eligible voters. He urged officials and the election machinery to concentrate on genuine cleansing rather than removals.
Revanth Reddy also placed responsibility on Congress workers and booth-level representatives. He said their active participation would help protect voting rights across the state.
He added that party workers could complete any major task successfully through sustained field-level involvement. Therefore, he asked them to monitor the remaining revision work closely.
The Chief Minister said every eligible voter deserved protection during the Telangana voter list revision. He also asked workers to identify missing names and support affected electors during the correction process.