Several voters in Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad, and Musheerabad constituencies complained that their names were missing from the voter list during the recent Assembly elections. In Musheerabad, about 80 voter names were missing, while in Secunderabad constituency and Secunderabad Cantonment, around 30 to 40 names were missing. A similar situation was observed in Amberpet, where many people were unable to vote. Despite a special drive to allow voters to add their names back to the electoral rolls and receive new EPIC cards, many names still went missing. Interestingly, some voters from Old Dairy Farm, Secunderabad constituency, found their names listed in two booths at the same polling station.
According to some voters from Musheerabad constituency, they witnessed many voters running around different polling stations in search of their names, only to discover that they were missing from the list. One resident of Tarnaka, Secunderabad constituency named Shaheen Begum expressed her surprise and disappointment stating that her name was included in the recent survey but she did not receive her card and now her vote has vanished from the rolls. Another resident of Secunderabad Cantonment constituency named Rashmi Rao shared her experience as a first-time voter, expressing her excitement that quickly turned into disappointment when she realized her name was not on the list despite registering through the enrollment drive.
A senior citizen from Amberpet named Rakesh Reddy, who has been voting for several years, expressed his frustration as his name disappeared from the list this year. He had to check in at all the polling booths in Amberpet constituency as he did not receive voting slips. Rakesh questioned how it was possible when he had included his name in a recent survey and all his family members’ names were listed except his own.
