Hyderabad, June 1 -- Countdown begins for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana as the exercise is set to begin on June 15.

Failing to get the name in the final voters list will not only result in losing voting rights but may also result in a citizenship probe by the concerned authorities.

Consequences of losing voting rights

On Wednesday, May 27, the Supreme Court not only upheld the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to undertake SIR of electoral rolls but also directed that cases where names had been deleted from the electoral rolls on the ground of doubtful citizenship should be referred to the competent authority under the Citizenship Act, 1955, for ad...