Hyderabad, Sept. 14 -- Members of civil society organisations and social activists in Telangana have urged election officials to bring greater transparency to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

In a representation submitted to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gynesh Kumar and Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sudershan Reddy, the activists raised concerns over the notice and hearing process.

Activists seek clear reasons in SIR notices

The activists demanded that every voter receiving an SIR notice should be informed in writing about the exact reason for it.

They said notices should clearly mention the mismatched details, the relevant 2002 SIR information, the voter's current electoral-roll details and the ...