Telangana Gen Z Drives Surge In 4.40 Lakh Voter Applications

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Telangana voter enrolment is seeing strong participation from young citizens during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with 4.40 lakh new Form-6 applications submitted across the State.Most of these applications have come from Gen Z citizens seeking enrolment as new electors, according to Telangana Chief Electoral Office sources. The development reflects significant participation by younger eligible voters in the electoral roll revision process.

Young citizens who have reached voting age are using Form-6 to seek inclusion in the electoral roll. Election authorities have encouraged eligible citizens to complete the required application process.Overseas participation has also been recorded. A total of 6,327 overseas Indians submitted Form-6A applications for voter registration, with all such applications received online.

Telangana Electoral Roll Revision Sees Lakhs Of Corrections

Telangana’s electoral roll revision process is also handling thousands of objections and correction requests. Around 32,000 Form-7 applications have been filed for objections or deletion requests, which require verification before any removal. Meanwhile, nearly 3.75 lakh electors submitted Form-8 applications for corrections involving residence, name, gender or age, replacement of voter identity cards, and marking electors as persons with disabilities.

The Special Intensive Revision has involved Telangana’s large existing electorate. Of 3.38 crore electors, approximately 2.65 crore submitted enumeration forms. Around 73.39 lakh entries were placed under the absent, shifted, dead or duplicate category.Election authorities also generated notices for about 92.88 lakh voters over issues including name, spelling or age discrepancies and lack of mapping with the 2002 SIR list.

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