Political Parties Turn Focus to ASD Voter Lists in Telangana
Parties prepare door-to-door verification drives and plan fresh registrations through Form-6 for eligible voters missing from the electoral rolls.
HYDERABAD, August 16, 2026: Political parties in Telangana have stepped up their focus on voters placed in the ASD (Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate) and other “uncollectable” categories, with parties preparing constituency-wise verification drives ahead of the publication of the draft electoral rolls.
Election officials have reportedly classified 73.30 lakh voters, or 21.70% of the state's 3.38 crore electors, under uncollectable categories.
ASD VOTER BREAK-UP
According to the figures cited in the report, the uncollectable list includes:
Category Voters
Untraceable 11,25,546
Permanently migrated 45,18,981
Deceased 9,22,230
Duplicate 6,70,203
Other reasons 1,02,294
Total 73,30,254
The report says these voters will not appear in the draft electoral roll because their entries were not digitised and may instead be identified among deleted or excluded voters.
PARTIES PLAN DOOR-TO-DOOR VERIFICATION
With such a large number of voters placed in the ASD/uncollectable categories, major political parties are preparing to examine the lists at the constituency level.
Election authorities are also making arrangements to provide constituency-wise ASD voter details to political parties.
One major political party has reportedly already begun taking the lists to individual households to determine whether voters were wrongly classified.
QUESTIONS OVER CLASSIFICATION
The party's field teams are reportedly checking whether voters actually live at the addresses listed and why they were placed in the uncollectable category.
They are also examining whether Booth Level Agents (BLAs) were informed and whether enumeration documents were distributed to the concerned voters.
A senior party leader alleged that in several places voters may have been placed on the list despite being present locally. The leader said the party would investigate such cases through house-to-house visits.
The leader also warned that legal action could be pursued against officials if large numbers of eligible voters were allegedly placed in the list without justification.
These are political-party allegations and have not been independently established in the supplied report.
FRESH REGISTRATION THROUGH FORM-6
Political parties are also preparing for the possibility that some genuine voters may need to re-register.
The report says voters placed in the ASD category may not automatically regain their names and therefore parties are planning to assist eligible residents in submitting Form-6 for fresh voter registration.
FOCUS AFTER DRAFT ROLL PUBLICATION
The draft electoral roll is scheduled to be published on August 17, according to the report.
After its release, political parties plan to identify voters they believe were incorrectly classified and assist eligible individuals with the required registration process.
Parties have reportedly begun collecting relevant documents and SIR-2002 details in preparation.
KEY POINTS
Telangana has 3.38 crore voters, according to the report.
73.30 lakh voters have reportedly been classified under uncollectable/ASD categories.
Permanently migrated voters form the largest category, with 45.18 lakh entries.
Political parties are preparing constituency-wise door-to-door verification.
Election officials are arranging to provide ASD lists to parties.
Eligible voters may be assisted in submitting Form-6 for fresh registration.
The draft electoral roll is expected to be released on August 17.
Political parties have raised concerns about possible wrongful classification.
