Family Register Certificate not be treated as conclusive proof during SIR, says CEO

The Telangana Family Register Certificate would not be treated as conclusive proof during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Chief Electoral Officer has said.

Further clarifying, he said that while the certificate is valid for the ongoing SIR in the state, election authorities will verify it along with other supporting documents before deciding a person’s eligibility to remain on the electoral roll.

He added that as the Family Register



Certificate is one of the 12 documents, voters can submit it if they receive a notice during the SIR verification process in Telangana.

Responding to concerns that the certificate is generated from the Food Security Card (ration card) database, he said officials will not accept it as the final proof on its own.

He said the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) will verify the certificate with other available records and may ask applicants to produce additional documents.