Nagarkurnool: State Chief Electoral Officer Sudarshan Reddy has directed District Collectors to expedite the graduate voter registration process for the upcoming Graduate MLC elections and ensure that all eligible applications received within the stipulated deadline are thoroughly verified and approved as per election guidelines. On Thursday evening, the State Chief Electoral Officer conducted a video conference with District Collectors from Hyderabad to review the progress of graduate voter registration, verification of applications and enrolment of eligible voters. District Collector Hemanth Keshav Patil, along with Additional Collector B. Chennayya, participated in the meeting from the Nagarkurnool Collectorate. During the meeting, Collector Hemanth Keshav Patil explained the progress of graduate voter registration in the district, the number of voters registered so far and the status of application verification. He informed the State Chief Electoral Officer that a total of 38,377 graduates had registered as voters across Nagarkurnool district, covering Nagarkurnool, Kalwakurthy, Achampet and Kollapur Assembly constituencies. He stated that approximately 80 per cent of the applications received had been verified and approved. A total of 1,426 applications were still pending verification, and the district administration was taking all necessary steps to complete the process within the stipulated deadline and register all eligible graduates as voters. The Collector stated that special care was being taken to prevent errors in the registration process and ensure that every eligible graduate gets an opportunity to exercise their right to vote. He said that educational qualification certificates and other details submitted by applicants were being carefully verified in accordance with the prescribed rules before approving eligible applications. The Collector also brought to the attention of the State Chief Electoral Officer a complaint regarding the submission of a fake certificate for graduate voter registration in Kalwakurthy constituency. He clarified that the complaint would be examined and necessary action would be taken as per the rules. He further stated that the district administration was maintaining strict vigilance to ensure that the voter registration process was conducted transparently and impartially. Explaining the constituency-wise registration details, the Collector said that 12,539 graduates had registered as voters in Nagarkurnool constituency, with 310 applications pending verification. In Achampet constituency, 9,329 graduates had registered, while 128 applications were pending. In Kollapur constituency, 7,041 graduates had registered, with 290 applications pending verification. In Kalwakurthy constituency, 9,468 graduates had registered, while 698 applications were awaiting verification. The Collector said that the district administration was taking necessary measures to complete verification of all 1,426 pending applications within the prescribed deadline and ensure that eligible graduates were provided with voting rights. RDOs Archana, Bansilal and Janardhan Reddy, Collectorate Election Section Superintendent Ravi Kumar, Election Deputy Tahsildar Kalpana and other officials participated in the video conference.
