YSRCP urges State Election Commission to defer municipal rolls until SIR completion

The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) has submitted a representation requesting that the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) conduct elections for Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, and Nagar Panchayats only after the completion of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the publication of final electoral rolls. The YSRCP State general secretary Lella Appi Reddy, in the letter, raised concerns over the SEC’s current directive requiring authorities to publish ward-wise photo electoral rolls using January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. The YSRCP leader pointed out that draft Assembly electoral rolls published on July 31, 2026, revealed significant discrepancies across all 175 constituencies, placing approximately 42 lakh entries under scrutiny and leadi