Hyderabad, Aug. 19 -- Many Tollywood celebrities and other prominent personalities residing in Hyderabad have reportedly chosen to retain their voting rights in their native places in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh instead of continuing as voters in the city.

The development has come to light during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana. According to election officials, several film personalities, including members of prominent Tollywood families, have informed Booth Level Officers that they prefer to retain their names on the electoral rolls in their native towns in Andhra Pradesh.

The exact names of the celebrities who have opted out of Hyderabad's voter rolls have not been officially revealed.

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