Hyderabad, June 3 -- Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) from Hyderabad need to update their phone numbers on the portal of the Election Commission of India (ECI) before the beginning of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Telangana.

As during the exercise, they can fill the form online, linking of the phone number with the voter ID is mandatory.

Consequence of not linking phone number

During the SIR in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana, NRIs need to fill the enumeration form online.

However, they will be able to fill the form only if their number is linked with their voter ID.

Moreover, they need to ensure that the name on the voter ID exactly matches the name on the Aadhaar card. It is mandatory as Aadhaar will be used for aut...