Hyderabad’s political landscape buzzed with activity as AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi rolled out a ‘SIR Help Desk’ at the party’s Darussalam office, just ahead of Telangana’s April Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. In a hands-on demonstration, Owaisi searched the 2002 voter rolls live, marking the official launch of a helpline service covering the entire state.
This voter-centric step addresses the complexities of the SIR, a massive exercise to update electoral rolls by cross-referencing old records. With urban households often overlooked in past drives, the help desk promises real-time support, helping citizens confirm their details and register changes swiftly.
Available on three lines—9100043150, 9100043151, 9100043152—from 10:30 AM to 4 PM, the service is poised to handle a surge in calls as the revision nears. AIMIM’s move reflects a broader push for voter inclusivity amid rising electoral stakes in Telangana.
Meanwhile, CEO C. Sudarshan Reddy has rallied parties to deploy Booth Level Agents (BLAs) at every polling booth, stressing robust ground-level coordination. Preparatory work is in full swing: tabletop mappings have linked current voters to 2002 data, paving the way for BLO-led door-to-door verifications, particularly in cities.
BLOs will make multiple visits per area, starting with form distribution and following up on absentees. This layered strategy aims to minimize deletions and additions errors, ensuring the voter list’s integrity for 2025 elections.
As Telangana fine-tunes its democratic machinery, AIMIM’s helpline stands out as a bridge between bureaucracy and the common voter, likely boosting participation in this pivotal process.