Telangana SIR exercise gets 21-day extension, final publication of revised rolls on Nov 30 | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana by 21 days, pushing the final publication of the revised rolls from Nov 9 to Nov 30.Under the revised schedule, the period for filing and disposing of claims and objections, which was earlier set to end on Nov 5, has been extended until Nov 26. The revision process began on Aug 17, with Jan 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.The revised timetable was approved by the ECI on Oct 29 and communicated through a memo issued on Friday by chief electoral officer C Sudharsan Reddy.The CEO directed the GHMC commissioner, Hyderabad district election officer and all district collectors to strictly adhere to the revised schedule and ensure timely completion of the exercise.Electoral registration officers (EROs), assistant EROs, booth-level officers (BLOs) and BLO supervisors and have been instructed to widely publicise the revised deadlines and closely monitor the progress of the revision process.