Netizens Question 99.92% EF Distribution Claim

HYDERABAD: Netizens have challenged the claim that 99.92 per cent of enumeration forms (EFs) were distributed across Telangana for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll. While some termed it a “fake report”, others called it a “good joke” and wondered “to whom the forms have been given”.

Commenting on data released till July 11, several voters said they had not received forms. “ECI says 99.92% of #SIR forms have been distributed, to whom nobody knows,” posted Srinivas Kodali, a tech researcher from Miyapur, who is yet to get his form.

Responding to a post by CEO Telangana on X, Hyderabad‑based Santosh Naidu called it a “good joke”, while Malyala Sujith Kumar from Karimnagar described it as a “fake report”. A resident of Gajwel, Jaligama Pavan, alleged BLOs were not going door to door but sitting at community halls and offices.

Srinivas observed that poll authorities through booth level officers (BLOs) of the Election Commission might have disbursed the forms entirely as claimed but in bulk, in most cases to booth level agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties. He said there remains a huge communication gap between voters and those distributing physical forms, with many agents yet to approach individual residences. In areas around Hitech City, most voters have failed to receive forms.

“For most, they don’t even know where their forms are. This part of the city has a mostly migrant population. Hitech City side, people are not that worried unlike parts of Old City, where Muslim voters are concerned. Any exclusion in the state would be mostly from Hyderabad,” he said.

In the Old City where official data claims 99.88 per cent coverage, residents questioned the figures. Advocate D. Malik Basha of Alinagar said his mother‑in‑law had not received a form despite repeated complaints. He eventually submitted it online. “These claims are far from ground realities. Even in districts, most voters are yet to receive forms,” he said.