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What surprised me most was that my hearing date was Aug 31, but I received no intimation in the form of a physical notice, SMS or email. I could see that there are two anomalies — a discrepancy in my name and a flag stating that the age gap between my father and me is less than 15 years, which is not the case. “We have issued 14,000 notices till now. The hearings will start on Aug 28.
He said BLOs had been directed to issue notices in advance and submit an acknowledgement after serving them so that voters do not miss their hearings.
Malik, a voter from Goshamahal constituency, said, “I came across a video on how to check the notice online and just followed the steps. Many voters said they had not received notices and did not know whether their votes were clear or whether their names figured on the anomalies list. Other notices have to be printed and distributed,” said S Srinivas Reddy, electoral registration officer (ERO), Rajendranagar.
Hyderabad: Even as the Election Commission begins issuing notices to voters whose details have anomalies or remain unmapped during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), many remain clueless, saying they have not received physical notices. they remain unsure about what to do next While some voters are going online to check whether notices have been issued in their names. In some cases, the reason for the notice is not mentioned, while in others, voters say there is little they can do about discrepancies in their name or age. “I was curious and checked online. I could see that a notice had been issued in my name. No reason was mentioned. He added that while the hearing date was available online, the time was not mentioned. Members of civil society and community organisations, along with social activists, have demanded that the ECI stop issuing notices to voters for minor anomalies such as mismatches in names and age.
With Friday being Raksha Bandhan followed by the weekend, I do not know whether I would have received the notice in time to attend the hearing on Monday,” said a voter from Serilingampally constituency. If I had not seen the video, I would not have checked even today.