Party delegation urges ECI to improve Booth Level Officer functioning, eliminate duplicate voters, and extend the Special Summary Revision by one to two months.
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NEW DELHI | July 10, 2026
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Friday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the ongoing Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls by one to two months, citing slow progress, operational deficiencies, and the need for a more transparent voter verification process.
A BRS delegation comprising Rajya Sabha MP and Parliamentary Party Leader Vaddiraju Ravichandra, former Lok Sabha MP Boinapally Vinod Kumar, and party General Secretary Soma Bharat Kumar met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar along with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi.
Addressing the media after the meeting, former MP Boinapally Vinod Kumar said the success of the Special Summary Revision depends on the effective functioning of Booth Level Officers (BLOs). He alleged that in several areas BLOs lack adequate training and that shortages of essential forms and other logistical issues have slowed the revision process.
Vinod Kumar said the BRS has deployed nearly 35,000 Booth Level Assistants across Telangana to assist voters during the revision exercise. He emphasized that voter list purification should be a continuous process and advocated greater use of technology to enhance transparency. While Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory under the Supreme Court’s directions, he noted that voluntary Aadhaar linkage by voters could help identify duplicate registrations more efficiently.
Rajya Sabha MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra said only around 5 to 10 percent of the revision work has been completed so far and requested the Election Commission to extend the deadline by one to two months to ensure a comprehensive and transparent revision.
He also urged the Commission to address duplicate voter registrations across Telangana’s borders with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha. Ravichandra stated that every Indian citizen should have only one valid vote in the state where they currently reside.
The delegation informed the Commission about shortages of forms, staff, and technical infrastructure at the booth level, which they said were affecting voter deletion, inclusion of newly eligible voters, and removal of duplicate entries.
According to Ravichandra, the Election Commission responded positively to the concerns raised and assured the delegation that the issues, including the request for an extension of the SSR deadline, would be examined.
The BRS leaders also claimed that the party had identified thousands of duplicate voter entries in several districts of Telangana and submitted a detailed report to the Election Commission. They asserted that removing duplicate entries would strengthen the credibility and transparency of the electoral rolls.
The delegation urged the Election Commission to ensure that the Special Summary Revision is conducted in a fair, impartial, and transparent manner so that every eligible citizen can exercise the right to vote without political interference.