Telangana reports high anomaly notice rates in electoral roll revision
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A report by the SABAR Institute and Constitutional Guardians Forum reveals high rates of anomaly notices in Telangana's Special Intensive Revision process, with significant disparities in geographic distribution and the demographic profile of affected voters.
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- A report analyzing Special Intensive Revision data across 119 constituencies found that one in three electors in Telangana received anomaly notices.
- Peripheral areas of Hyderabad recorded significantly higher notice rates compared to the Hyderabad district.
- The research highlights that the most common reason for notices was a matching failure against previous electoral rolls.
- It also notes that Muslim names appear disproportionately in notices citing six or more children.
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Sabir Ahamed
lead researcher at SABAR Institute
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“While a little over 50% of the notices sent to voters with Muslim names were for progeny equal to or greater than six, we have to be cognisant of the fact that the Muslim total fertility rate has been steadily declining over the years. So those who are listed as having six or more siblings are not young. They are an older generation. National Family Health Survey shows the TFR as 2.36”
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…16.7% in cases of self-name mismatch. The share was 14.8% for parent-name mismatch and 13.8% for parent-age difference below 15 years. By contrast, Muslim names accounted for 7.5% of “Unmapped with Last SIR” notices. “ While a little over 50% of the notices sent to voters with Muslim names were for progeny equal to or greater than six, we have to be cognisant of the fact that the Muslim total fertility rate has been steadily declining over the years. So those who are listed as having six or more siblings are not young. They are an older generation. National Family Health Survey shows the TFR as 2.36 ,” Sabir Ahamed who is the lead researcher at SABAR Institute said. Constituencies in Hyderabad district also showed wide variation in the anomaly notice rate and the share of Muslim names among notices. Secunderabad…
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