More than two lakh voters in Telangana have reportedly received notices during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls without any explanation being mentioned. According to a report, around 2,01,249 voters—about 2.2 percent of the state’s total voter population—fall under the category of “Reason Not Recorded.” The analysis suggests that the issue is not limited to a few polling booths, as such notices have been identified across thousands of polling stations throughout the state.

The report further states that none of the voters in this category is below the age of 35. The youngest person is exactly 35 years old, while the majority of affected voters are between 42 and 50 years of age, with the median age recorded at 52. Researchers argue that if the blank reason field were simply the result of a printing or technical error, voters of all age groups would likely have been affected. Instead, the clear age pattern has raised questions about whether a specific rule or criterion was applied, even though no reason has been officially recorded.

According to data released by the Telangana Election Commission, more than 92.85 lakh notices have been issued as part of the SIR process. These include cases related to unmapped voter records, parent name mismatches, name discrepancies, parent-age differences, and progeny age-gap issues. Researchers have called for greater transparency regarding the notices that do not mention any reason, stating that voters should be clearly informed about why they were issued notices and what action, if any, is required.