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Telangana begins SIR exercise; Final electoral roll to be published on Oct 1

Hyderabad, May 16 (UNI) Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudharsan Reddy on Saturday announced that house-to-house enumeration under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will be conducted from June 25 to July 24, 2026, while the draft electoral rolls will be published on July 31.
He said the period for filing claims and objections will continue till August 30, and the final electoral roll will be published on October 1.
Addressing the media regarding the SIR exercise being undertaken across the State, the CEO explained the schedule and procedures involved in the revision process.
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