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Missing deadline? Graduates get more chances to enrol in voter rolls

Hyderabad: Graduates who miss the Nov 6 deadline to register as voters in Telangana’s two graduates’ constituencies will get further opportunities to enrol, Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharshan Reddy clarified on Tuesday. The clarification comes amid reports that some establishments in Hyderabad are denying entry to officials visiting to verify graduate voter applications.Sudharshan Reddy said eligible graduates could submit Form-18 during the claims and objections period from Nov 25 to Dec 10, and again from Dec 30 until the last date for filing nominations in the respective constituencies.Further enrolment windowsThe Election Commission of India’s schedule covers fresh preparation of electoral rolls for the Warangal–Khammam–Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar–Rangareddy–Hyderabad Graduates’ constituencies, with Nov 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.Nov 6 is the deadline for receiving applications in the initial registration phase. Draft electoral rolls will be published on Nov 25, followed by the claims and objections period. Final rolls are scheduled to be published on Dec 30.However, publication of the final rolls will not close enrolment. Graduates can submit applications again from Dec 30 until the last date for filing nominations. The press note did not specify the nomination deadline.Verification visits obstructedSeparately, the Hyderabad district election officer and GHMC commissioner said some gated communities, universities, educational institutions and residential welfare associations were denying entry to booth-level officers and other authorised personnel.The restrictions were hampering field verification of Form-18 applications for the fresh preparation of electoral rolls for the Mahabubnagar–Rangareddy–Hyderabad graduates’ constituency, the DEO said.The DEO appealed to the establishments to cooperate by allowing authorised officials to enter their premises, verify applications and facilitate enrolment of eligible graduates. The note did not identify the establishments involved or quantify the incidents.