Overview

• The Election Commission told the Telangana High Court it is examining nearly 12,000 alleged illegal bulk additions and fraudulent entries in the Jubilee Hills rolls and has sought a report from the District Election Officer.
• A bench led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh disposed of the BRS petition, noting no specific orders were required because the Commission is already processing the objections.
• Authorities reported fake voter ID cards bearing photos of actresses Tamannaah Bhatia, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Rakul Preet Singh, and officials said inquiries are underway.
• EC counsel stated that electoral roll updation is a continuous process through the last date for nominations on October 21, with additions, deletions and transpositions handled via Forms 6, 7 and 8.
• BRS nominee Maganti Sunitha Gopinath filed her first set of papers on October 15, when 13 nominations from 10 candidates were submitted; polling is on November 11 and counting on November 14, with an exit-poll ban from November 6 to 11.