12.7 Lakh Apply For Graduate MLC Rolls

Hyderabad: Nearly 12.7 lakh applications have been received for voter enrolment in the Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates' constituencies ahead of the Telangana Legislative Council elections scheduled for March 2027.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to issue the poll notification in February and complete the election process by March.

By the November 6 deadline for submission of Form-18 applications, the Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad constituency had received 5,99,419 applications, while Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda recorded 6,70,407.

Of these, 4,60,568 applications were pending in Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad and 3,86,369 in Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda.

Another 3,474 and 13,503 applications, respectively, were rejected.

More than three lakh applications in each constituency were pending at the booth-level officer (BLO) stage.

Official sources told Deccan Chronicle that the Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad constituency had received 5.67 lakh applications during the 2021 elections.

The number has already increased by over 30,000 and could cross seven lakh in the subsequent enrolment rounds.

Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda had recorded 5.63 lakh applications in the previous exercise.

With vacancies arising in the Legislative Council in March 2027, election officials have stepped up scrutiny of applications and preparation of the electoral rolls.

According to the ECI schedule, printing of draft rolls will be completed by November 20 and the rolls published on November 25.

Claims and objections will be accepted until December 10 and disposed of by December 25.

The final electoral rolls will be published on December 30.

The ECI has rejected a proposal to extend or reschedule the ongoing enrolment exercise, which began on September 28.

However, officials clarified that eligible graduates who missed the November 6 deadline would have further opportunities to enrol.

“Those who did not apply need not worry, as there is a window of opportunity between November 25 and December 10, during the claims and objections period, and later after December 30, once the final voter list is out,” a senior official said.

Applications can be submitted online through the Chief Electoral Officer's website, ceotelangana.nic.in, or in Form-18, along with the required documents, to electoral registration officers, assistant electoral registration officers or designated officers.

Applications can also be sent by post.

Graduate MLC Voter Enrolment

Applications /      MBNR-RR-HYD  /  WGL-KMM-NLG

Received    /             5,99,419     /  6,70,407

Pending     /             4,60,568    /    3,86,369

Rejected     /             3,474 13   /         503

Key Dates

Event Date

Draft electoral rolls: November 25

Claims and objections November: 25–December 10

Disposal of claims: December 25

Final electoral rolls: December 30

Expected poll notification: February 2027

Additional Form-18 enrolment windows: November 25 to December 10; December 30 until the last date for filing nominations. The additional windows have been confirmed by the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer.